: In Suriname, approximately 35,000 enslaved people were technically freed but immediately forced into a mandatory 10-year transition period of "apprenticeship". They were legally required to continue working on plantations until 1873 to prevent economic collapse.
: Slavery was abolished in directly governed areas in 1860, but continued in some indirectly ruled regions until as late as 1914. Emancipation subtitles Dutch
The Netherlands was one of the last European nations to formally abolish slavery in its colonial territories. While the "Emancipation Act" was signed on , true freedom was delayed for many. : In Suriname, approximately 35,000 enslaved people were