When was slavery abolished in Mauritius?

Slavery was abolished in Mauritius in 1835 as a result of pressure from the British abolitionist movement. Following this, the practice of slavery was replaced by indentured servitude, a system involving laborers brought from India to work on sugar plantations.1

The transition from enslaved labor to this system, which lasted until the 1920s, is historically significant as it shaped the modern demographic composition of the country. Many of these laborers arrived through an immigration depot in Port Louis known as Aapravasi Ghat, which is now recognized as a World Heritage site.1