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Ketikoti (IPA

Sranantongo: "the chain is cut" or "the chain is broken"),[1][2] or officially Dag der Vrijheden (Dutch: Day of the Freedoms) is an annual celebration on 1 July that marks Emancipation Day in Suriname. The day is also known as Manspasi Dei or Prisiri Manspasi, meaning "Emancipation" or "Emancipation Festival".[3]
or Kettingsnijden (Dutch: chain cutting).

Ketikoti marks the date when

statue of Kwakoe
was unveiled in Paramaribo, Suriname's capital city to commemorate the abolition of slavery.

After 1873 many slaves left the plantations where they had worked for several generations, in favor of the city of Paramaribo. The former slave keepers were compensated. For the 32,911 released people that were kept as slaves in Suriname, an amount of ƒ 9,867,780.00 (In 2020 about €250 million) was paid to the slave keepers.[5]

As of 2009 several cities in the Netherlands hosted various activities, making this day a day of national celebration and remembrance throughout the country.

Dutch government for reparations and research. As of 2020, it is still unclear when the first slaves arrived.[5]

Kwakoe statue in Paramaribo
, representing a former slave whose chains are cut

References

  1. ISBN 9780739113974
    .
  2. ^ SIL, Languages of Surinam, Sranan-Nederlands Woordenboek
  3. ISBN 9789056295981
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  4. ^ "Afschaffing van de slavernij? In Suriname ging het nog tien jaar voort". De Correspondent (in Dutch). 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "1 juli 1863: De dag van het grote bedrog". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Keti Koti 2020". Tech Enayet. Retrieved 2020-06-29.

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