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The following lists events that happened during 1975 in Cape Verde.
Incumbents
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Portuguese Cape Verde:
- Provincial high commissioner: Vicente Almeida d'Eça (until July 5)
- Republic of Cape Verde (July 5 and after):
Events
- April 21: Paulino do Livramento Évora became the first Cape Verdean born bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
- June 30: the first Cape Verdean parliamentary elections took place
- July 5 - Cape Verde gained independence after over 500 years of Portuguese rule. The National Assembly elected Aristides Pereira as President and Pedro Pires as Prime Minister. [1]
Arts and entertainment
- Mindelo-based newspaper Terra Nova established
- March 12: The first transmission of television in the nation began under the name Televisão Experimental de Cabo Verde or TEVEC (now RTC)
Births
- January 20: Boss AC, rapper
- February 3: Lito, footballer and manager
- November 5: Crispina Correia, basketball player
- November 10: Suzanna Lubrano, singer
- December 7: Mateus Lopes, footballer
Deaths
- May 29: Sergio Frusoni (b. 1901), writer
References
- ^ "Cape Verde Islands Become Free After 500 Years of Portuguese Rule", Sarasota (FL) Herald-Tribune, July 6, 1975, pD-1
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Other events of 1975 Timeline of Cabo Verdean history | ||||
The following lists events that happened during 1975 in Cape Verde.
Incumbents
-
Portuguese Cape Verde:
- Provincial high commissioner: Vicente Almeida d'Eça (until July 5)
- Republic of Cape Verde (July 5 and after):
Events
- April 21: Paulino do Livramento Évora became the first Cape Verdean born bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
- June 30: the first Cape Verdean parliamentary elections took place
- July 5 - Cape Verde gained independence after over 500 years of Portuguese rule. The National Assembly elected Aristides Pereira as President and Pedro Pires as Prime Minister. [1]
Arts and entertainment
- Mindelo-based newspaper Terra Nova established
- March 12: The first transmission of television in the nation began under the name Televisão Experimental de Cabo Verde or TEVEC (now RTC)
Births
- January 20: Boss AC, rapper
- February 3: Lito, footballer and manager
- November 5: Crispina Correia, basketball player
- November 10: Suzanna Lubrano, singer
- December 7: Mateus Lopes, footballer
Deaths
- May 29: Sergio Frusoni (b. 1901), writer
References
- ^ "Cape Verde Islands Become Free After 500 Years of Portuguese Rule", Sarasota (FL) Herald-Tribune, July 6, 1975, pD-1
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