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São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an island country off the coast of Africa.
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Colonization[edit | edit source]
In the 16th Century, São Tomé was used as a base by the Spanish and Portuguese, to transport slaves from Africa to the Caribbean in the Transatlantic slave trade.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ David Keys (2018-08-22). "Details of Horrific First Voyages in Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Revealed" Black Agenda Report.