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  Cape Verde - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cape Verde was uninhabited when the Portuguese arrived in 1456, and the islands were thus made part of the Portuguese empire.
The government of Cape Verde is based on a Constitution that was established in 1980.
Cape Verde has a large cooperation with Portugal in every level of the economy, leading it to make its currency fixed, through the Portuguese escudo, to the Euro since 1999.
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 CaboVerdeOnline.com - Politics
Cape Verde was the first Portuguese colony to have a school for higher education.
In 1951 Cape Verde's status changed from a Portuguese colony to an overseas province, and in 1961 the inhabitants became full Portuguese citizens.
During the political drama that led to Pedro Pires assuming the office of the president, schools remained open, the country’s army stayed in barracks, shops continued to sell goods and life on with the nation undisturbed.
www.caboverdeonline.com /caboverde/politics/politics.asp   (565 words)

  
 Cape Verde - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Cape Verde (Portuguese: Cabo Verde) is a republic located on an archipelago of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of Africa.
More Cape Verdians live abroad than in Cape Verde, with significant emigrant Cape Verdian communities in the United States (264,900 Cape Verdians), Portugal (80,000) and Angola (45,000).
It is well known for its diverse forms of music (such as Morna, Capeverdian Fado) and dance (such as, mixed Portuguese and African dance), that are reflective of the diverse origins of Cape Verde's residents.
www.secaucus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Cape_Verde   (1151 words)

  
 Cape Verde biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Cape Verde has a large cooperation with Portugal in every level of the economy, leading it to make its currency fixed to the Euro and a growing economy.
Most inhabitants of Cape Verde are descendants of the Portuguese who ruled the nation, and African slaves who were often transported from there.
It is well known for its diverse forms of music (such as Morna, Capeverdian Fado) and dance (such as Funana, mixed Portuguese and African dance), that are reflective of the diverse origins of Cape Verde's residents.
cape-verde.biography.ms   (739 words)

  
 Map Zones : Cape Verde Map   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Cape Verde annually runs a high trade deficit, financed by foreign aid and remittances from emigrants; remittances constitute a supplement to GDP of more than 20%.
The Cape Verde constitution adopted in 1980 and revised in 1992, 1995, and 1999 forms the basis of government.
Cape Verde's rich Creole culture is noted for its distinctive contributions in literature and music.
kids.mapzones.com /world/cape_verde   (2025 words)

  
 Politics of Cape Verde - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cape Verde maintains an embassy in the United States at 3415 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. 20007 (tel.
This become the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) in 1980, as Cape Verde sought to distance itself from Guinea-Bissau, following unrest in that country.
Cape Verde is divided into 17 municipalities (concelhos, singular - concelho): Boa Vista, Brava, Maio, Mosteiros, Paul, Praia, Porto Novo, Ribeira Grande, Sal, Santa Catarina, Santa Cruz, Sao Domingos, Sao Filipe, Sao Miguel, Sao Nicolau, Sao Vicente, Tarrafal
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Cape_Verde   (790 words)

  
 Cape Verde Property Investment | Investment Properties in Cape Verde | Off Plan Developments in Cape Verde
Cape Verde is a socially and politically stable country with all political parties (whether in Government or in Opposition) supporting macroeconomic and reform policies recommended by the IMF and the World Bank.
Cape Verde is poor in natural resources, including serious water shortages caused by cycles of long-term drought and food production capacity (the country is a regular recipient of food aid).
Cape Verde is a member of the United Nations (UN), African Union (AU), The International Monetary Fund (IMF), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Development Bank (AfDB), and CPLP (Organisation of Portuguese Speaking Countries).
www.ppinvest.co.uk /cape-verde-buying-property-on-cape-verde.htm   (637 words)

  
 afrol News - Cape Verde to assist Diaspora in São Tomé
A Semana / afrol News, 17 January - The government of Cape Verde is set to propose forming a mixed commission with the government of São Tomé and Príncipe within the first six months of this year.
Also according to Mr Duarte, the results of the solidarity campaigns organised in Cape Verde last year to help poor Cape Verdeans in São Tomé will begin to show concrete effects beginning in March, when a number of professional training courses will be held.
Cape Verdeans make up more than half of the population of Príncipe, which is the smallest of the two islands forming the state São Tomé and Príncipe.
www.afrol.com /articles/15322   (488 words)

  
 Cape Verde Portal | Property sale in Cape Verde | Cape Verde Flights - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Cape Verdean government has whole-heartedly embraced plans for new luxury resorts with the emphasis on high quality accommodation and the need to ensure the environment is not adversely affected.
Cape Verde’s Gross Domestic Product is expected to register growth of approximately 7% in 2005, according to government forecasts......
Cape Verdean authorities hope the investment will lend new dynamism to tourism in the country, considering the dimension and international projection of the hotel’s owners.
www.capeverdeportal.com   (793 words)

  
 MapZones.com : Cape Verde Map   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Cape Verde (republic), republic comprising the Cape Verde Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, due west of the westernmost point of Africa, Cape Verde.
A new constitution promulgated in 1992 affirmed Cape Verde as a multiparty democracy, expanding on reforms begun in 1990 that introduced free and popular elections for president and parliament.
The largest political parties are the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) and the Movement for Democracy (MPD).
atlas.mapzones.com /cape_verde/cape_verde.php   (1663 words)

  
 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
Cape Verde was colonised by the Portuguese in the fifteenth century.
Cape Verde is also a founding member of the Lusophone organisation the CPLP.
British exports to Cape Verde in 2004 were worth £3.23 million, and Cape Verde’s exports to the UK £1.41 million.
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 afrol News - Cape Verde News
A Semana / afrol News, 12 September - The Bank of Cape Verde is to promote an internal debate tomorrow on the possible euroisation of the Cape Verdean economy.
The new growth is mainly due to higher foreign investments in Cape Verde's infrastructure and the tourism sector, which is seen as the prime hope for further development.
A Semana / afrol News, 3 February - Cesária Évora, Cape Verde's internationally renown singer, on 14 February is to receive three gold records in Poland for the sale of more than 30,000 copies of three of her CDs.
www.afrol.com /countries/cape_verde/news   (1159 words)

  
 Cape Verde
Cape Verde is a multiparty parliamentary democracy in which constitutional powers are shared among the elected Head of State, President Pedro Verona Rodrigues Pires, former president of the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV); the head of government, Prime Minister Jose Maria Neves; and Neves' party, the PAICV.
This council consists of the President of the National Assembly, the Prime Minister, the President of the Constitutional Court, the Attorney General, the Ombudsman, the President of the Economic and Social Council, the former presidents, and five private citizens appointed by the President.
The percentages of women and minorities in government and politics do not correspond to their percentages of the population; however, there are no restrictions in law or practice regarding the rights of women or members of minorities to vote or to participate in the political process.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/af/8291.htm   (4463 words)

  
 Cape Verde - Visiting Card
Since the origin of their history, the Cape Verdeans have been a largely mestizo: 80 per cent of the population is mestizo, 17 per cent fl and 3 per cent white.
The literacy rate in Cape Verde is about 70 percent, and the demand for primary and secondary education is 85 percent and 48 percent, respectively.
One of Cape Verde's main riches is the sea, due to its very abundant maritime fauna, the underwater platforms and the purity and temperature of the water that varies between 21° to 25°.
www.caboverde.com /ilhas/cve-card.htm   (1248 words)

  
 Struggle for Independence
No endorsement or criticism of any particular party, political philosophy, or persons should be inferred from the information included herein or the presentation thereof.
The PAIGC's political and military forces are reassessed and restructured.
Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cape Verde, 3rd ed.
www.umassd.edu /specialprograms/caboverde/cvwar.html   (1168 words)

  
 CV Experience
Cape Verdean culture is produced on both sides of the Atlantic, in communities in the Cape Verde Islands and in New England, California, the Netherlands, France, Senegal, Argentina, and elsewhere.
Transnationalism in Cape Verdean society is determined, to be sure, in part by historical and environmental imperatives of dramatic proportions.
In sponsoring the program, the Cape Verdean Americans are not only "discovering" the Smithsonian -that is, planting a Cape Verdean cultural flag and gaining international attention for their magnificent cultural achievements.
www.umassd.edu /specialprograms/caboverde/cvafter.html   (642 words)

  
 Holidays in Cape Verde
Cape Verde's dry, tropical island environment and its role in Portugal's 15th-century colonizations have shaped its cooking traditions.
They used Cape Verde for feeding the crews of their sailing ships and as an experimental station for growing foods from the Americas, such as corn, hot peppers, pumpkins, and cassava.
It thrives to be a central Hub for Cape Verdeans (and Cape Verde friends) looking for a place to meet, collaborate, chat, read some news, listen to some music, and be in touch with the global Cape Verdean community.
www.reiswijs.co.uk /destinations/africa/capeverde/capeverde.html   (1621 words)

  
 .::CaboNet::. :: The Cape Verdean Portal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It was exactly one year ago today that Cape Verde received the news of the premature death of Ildo Lobo, the former vocalist of the group Os Tubarões and widely considered the country’s most emblematic singer.
Cape Verde’s foreign partners and Finance Minister João Serra will meet today, October 13, in Praia to present the government with the results of the joint mission carried out by the World Bank, the European Union and the Dutch Cooperation Agency to the archipelago.
Defending the interests of Cape Verdeans residing in Portugal is the main objective of the Federation of Cape Verdean Associations that was formalized Saturday in Portuguese capital Lisbon.
www.cabonet.org   (519 words)

  
 Panapress Official Website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is to support the Therapeutic Centre at Granja de Sao Filipe, a specialised unit for the treatment of drug patients in Cape Verde, an official of the UN agency said in Praia.
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Angolan police trainers and administrators are currently undergoing an intensive course at the "Daniel Monteiro" Police College in Praia, an official source told PANA in the Cape Verde capital.
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Police investigators on Friday arrested a 34-year old Cape Verdean woman who had concealed 1.630 kg of cocaine in her luggage before she boarded a Lisbon-bound passenger plane at the Amilcar Cabral international airport on Sal Island.
www.panapress.com /paysindexlat.asp?code=eng008   (749 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Africa | Country profiles | Country profile: Cape Verde
A former Portuguese colony, Cape Verde comprises 10 islands and five islets, all but three of which are mountainous.
Cape Verde became independent in 1975, a year after its sister colony, Guinea-Bissau, won freedom from Portugal.
In 1991 Cape Verde held its first free presidential elections, which were won by Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro, who replaced the islands' first president, Aristides Pereira.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1021202.stm   (422 words)

  
 afrol News - Election fraud allegations in Cape Verde
Yesterday, the official results of Sunday's local elections in Cape Verde were presented and the opposition MpD came out as the clear winner.
The PAICV - the strongest political force in Cape Verde since independence in 1975 - had to note a humiliating defeat in several of its traditional strongholds.
The last elections arranged in Cape Verde - a presidential poll in February 2001 - were won by the PAICV's candidate Pedro Pires, who won beat his MpD rival Carlos Veiga with only 17 votes.
www.afrol.com /articles/11972   (567 words)

  
 .::CaboNet::. :: The Cape Verdean Portal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Democracy: [Cape Verde] International conference to be held in Washington from April 22 to 24
Education: [Cape Verde] Emigration and fight for independence are themes of thesis in Netherlands
Politics: [Cape Verde] Pedro Pires laments death of Médicis
www.cabonet.org /index.php?module=daily_archive&func=display   (1446 words)

  
 Cape Verde on the Internet
Information on music, tourism, Cape Verde artists and their work, photographs by De Gioannini, books on Cape Verde, travel diary by De Gioannini, stamps, business and e-mail directory, etc. Sells books and CDs.
Requires free membership to read articles about Cape Verde (such as interviews with the Prime Minister, with the Ambassador to the U.S.,with the U.S. heads of Caboverdiano organizations), events on Cape Verde for the diaspora and others, use the forums and chat room.
"Cape Verdean Student Association was started to help create awareness of the country and culture of the Cape Verdean people." Includes links to Cape Verdean student associations in the U.S., photographs of Cape Verde.
www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/capev.html   (1600 words)

  
 Cape Verde : Geography, People, Politics, Government, Economy, transport
The uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; Cape Verde subsequently became a trading center for African slaves and later an important coaling and resupply stop for whaling and transatlantic shipping.
Cape Verde continues to exhibit one of Africa's most stable democratic governments.
As a result, Cape Verde's expatriate population is greater than its domestic one.
www.studentsoftheworld.info /infopays/wfb.php3?CODEPAYS=CAV   (1024 words)

  
 ViewsWire
Jul 12th 2005 – Cape Verde politics: Quest for associate status with the EU
Jan 4th 2005 – Cape Verde politics: Agostinho Lopes is re-elected as MPD leader
Jun 24th 2004 – Cape Verde politics: Foreign policy focus is on donor ties
www.viewswire.com /index.asp?layout=VWChannelVW3&country_id=520000052&channel_id=210004021   (215 words)

  
 Cape Verde (Cabo Verde)- Books, Maps and Atlases for sale
Covering all 16 West African nations, plus trans-Saharan routes and Cameroon, this revised edition includes information on the latest political developments, looks at every national park, and provides practical information on music, eating and drinking, and accommodation.
Nautical charts for navigating the Cape Verde islands.
Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cape Verde
www.africaguide.com /country/cverde/books.htm   (335 words)

  
 Search Results for praia - Encyclopædia Britannica
port city and capital of Cape Verde on the south shore of São Tiago (Santiago) Island, in the Atlantic Ocean, about 400 miles (640 km) off the West African bulge.
The majority of the population is rural, living in small villages in fertile valleys or on the coast in fishing communities.
In 2004, because of Cape Verde's political stability and reputation for efficient government and an economy that had provided annual GDP growth averaging 7% a year for a decade, the UN Economic and...
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