Dom Pedro II, of the Empire of Brazil—without a civil war—issues the Eusébio de Queirós Law banning the international slave trade.
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Pedro II of Brazil – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_II_of_Brazil
CHRONOLOGY: Who banned slavery when? | Reuters
www.reuters.com/article/idUSEIC16869120070321
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