Portuguese Cape Verde
Cape Verde was a colony of the Portuguese Empire from the initial settlement of the Cape Verde Islands in 1462 until the independence of Cape Verde in 1975.
Overseas Province of Cape Verde Província Ultramarina de Cabo Verde | |||||||||
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| 1462–1975 | |||||||||
| Anthem: "Hymno Patriótico" (1808–26) Patriotic Anthem "Hino da Carta" (1826–1911) Hymn of the Charter "A Portuguesa" (1911–75) The Portuguese | |||||||||
| Status | Colony; Overseas province of the Portuguese Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Praia | ||||||||
| Common languages | Portuguese | ||||||||
| Head of state | |||||||||
• 1462–1481 (first) | Afonso V | ||||||||
• 1974–1975 (last) | F. da Costa Gomes | ||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||
• 1588–1591 (first) | D. Lôbo da Gama | ||||||||
• 1974–1975 (last) | V. Almeida d'Eça | ||||||||
| Historical era | Imperialism | ||||||||
• Established | 1462 | ||||||||
• Negotiated decolonisation | 5 July 1975 | ||||||||
| Currency | Cape Verdean real (until 1914) Cape Verdean escudo (from 1914) | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | CV | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Cape Verde | ||||||||
| History of Cape Verde |
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| Colonial history |
| Independence struggle |
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