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The flag of The Bahamas was officially hoisted on July 10, 1973, the date of the nation's independence from the United Kingdom.
The abolition of slavery in The Bahamas occurred in stages following the passage of the Slavery Abolition Act by the British Parliament.12
The United Kingdom Abolition Act came into force in the colony on August 1, 1834, and full emancipation was achieved in 1838.1