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Question
#50944. mochyn
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What was the first country to abolish capital punishment and when?
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TabbyTom
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http://www.amnesty-usa.org/abolish/methww.html
This site is compiled by Amnesty International and is probably reliable. The answer would seem to be San Marino, although the position is complicated by the fact that quite a few countries had a death penalty in theory for many years but did not put people to death in practice.
Sep 12 04, 6:51 AM
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