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aug 23, 1672 - Royal African Company founded

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This English joint stock company would trade slaves until 1731, when it switched to ivory and gold dust. It would hold a monopoly on the slave trade until the Trade with Africa Act of 1697.

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aug 23, 1672
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~ 353 years ago