When did Britain abolish slavery in the Gambian protectorate?

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Slavery was abolished throughout the Gambian protectorate in 1906.1

While Britain had taken earlier actions to control the slave trade along the Gambia River following the establishment of a base at Bathurst in 1816, the formal abolition of the institution of slavery within the interior protectorate did not occur until the early 20th century.12