An ordinance of 9 April 1823 announced the royal pardon for Pompée. Although his life was spared, the pardon was not emancipation: colonial officials retained power over his fate and that of the other captured maroons. The episode reveals the limits of “clemency” in a system that criminalized escape and denied enslaved people control over their own movement.
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Why should Pompée’s pardon not be confused with emancipation?
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The pardon spared his life but did not end the enslaved status or grant collective freedom.
Pompée’s pardon was announced by an ordinance dated 9 April 1823.
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The Collectivité territoriale de Guyane exhibition states this date.