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Sunday, August 1, 2021

Basic timeline of Cape Verde

This post is a basic timeline of Cape Verde. There are 8 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• Portuguese explorers arrive (1456)
• Britain captures Santiago (1585)
• Portuguese Cape Verde (1462-1975)
• French Cassard expedition (1712)
• Battle of Porto Praya (1781)
• Portuguese Colonial War (1961-1974)
• Coup d'état (1980)
• Cape Verde gains independence (1975)

(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Cape Verde at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Cape Verde.)