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  Cape Verde Information
Pedro Pires was re-elected president of the Republic in 2006.
Cape Verde is pursuing a nonalignment policy and is seeking cooperative relations with all friendly states.
Cape Verde also holds memberships in many international organizations and at the moment is working to accede to the World Trade Organization.
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  Cape Verde - Open 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.
Cape Verde was uninhabited when the Portuguese arrived in 1456, and the islands were thus made part of the Portuguese empire.
In Cape Verde itself the PAICV (affiliated with the PAIGC) governed until elections were held in 1991 that resulted in a change of government.
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 Encyclopedia: Cape Verde   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
São Nicolau is one of the Barlavento islands of Cape Verde.
Maio is the easternmost of the Sotavento islands of Cape Verde.
São Filipe is the capital of the island of Fogo in the Sotavento archipelago of Cape Verde.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Cape-Verde   (4025 words)

  
 Cape Verde. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Cape Verde’s islands fall into two main groups—the Barlavento, or Windward, in the north, which include Santo Antão, São Vicente, Santa Luzia, São Nicolau, Boa Vista, and Sal, and the Sotavento, or Leeward, in the south, which include São Tiago (c.600 sq mi/1,550 sq km, the largest island), Fogo, Maio, and Brava.
Cape Verde is a multiparty democracy governed under the constitution of 1992.
In 1983, Cape Verde normalized relations with Guinea-Bissau, and in 1986, Pereira was unanimously reelected.
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 Pedro Pires, New President Of Cape Verde islands.
Pedro Pires, New President Of Cape Verde islands.
Pedro Pires is the new president of Cape Verde, his spokesman Rui Araujo announced late Wednesday after learning of Supreme Court rulings on 11 of 12 complaints of irregularities in the Feb. 25 runoff election.
I hope and expect the new president of the republic to work on behalf of Cape Verde", Veiga said.
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 Cape Verde -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Cape Verde was uninhabited when the (The Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil) Portuguese arrived in 1456, and the islands were thus made part of the Portuguese empire.
After independence, the PAIGC attempted to unite Cape Verde and (A republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized as independent by Portugal in 1974) Guinea-Bissau into one nation, the PAIGC controlling both governments, but a coup in the latter nation in 1980 ended these plans.
Cape Verde is an (A group of many islands in a large body of water) archipelago off the coast of Africa.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/cape_verde.htm   (1972 words)

  
 Prime Minister of Cape Verde - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Prime Minister of Cape Verde is the head of government in the archipelago country of Cape Verde.
The National Assembly nominates the Prime Minister for the President's formal appointment.
The position has existed since Cape Verde won independence from Portugal in 1975.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Cape_Verde   (91 words)

  
 Cape Verde
The prime minister is nominated by the assembly and appointed by the president.
The Cape Verde islands were first settled in the 15th century by Portugal, the first fl inhabitants being slaves imported from West Africa.
In 1975 a national people's assembly was elected, and Aristides Pereira, PAIGC secretary general, became president and head of government of Cape Verde.
www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0019710.html   (509 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Cape Verde
Cape Verde (republic), republic comprising the Cape Verde Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, due west of the westernmost point of Africa, Cape Verde....
Pereira, Aristides, born in 1923, first president of Cape Verde (1975-1991).
Born on Boa Vista Island, Cape Verde, Pereira was one of the founders of...
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 InternationalReports.net : Cape Verde
At the time of Cape Verde’s independence in 1975, our concern – and at the time I was prime minister – was to establish political and economic ties with the U. I think we can say that those relations have been well established.
President Pires – Cape Verde is a small country, and we have to look for ways to use our small size.
Cape Verde doesn’t have the capacity to act against any nation -- we are small, and we are an island nation.
www.internationalreports.net /special/capeverde   (1590 words)

  
 Politics of Cape Verde - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The President is the head of state and is elected by popular vote for a five-year term; the most recent elections were held in 2000.
Cape Verde maintains an embassy in the United States at 3415 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. 20007 (tel.
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
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 Cape Verde (10/05)
Cape Verde assigned one of its first ambassadors to the United States, and a resident U.S. ambassador was posted to Cape Verde in 1983.
Cape Verde also is eligible for trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), and has signed an Open Skies agreement to facilitate air travel safety and expansion.
On July 4, 2005, Cape Verde became the third country to sign a compact with the U.S. Government-funded Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC); the three-year assistance package is worth over $110 million in addressing rural economic expansion, infrastructure development, and development of tourism and a community college system.
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 Cape Verde Properties » About Cape Verde
The Cape Verde archipelago was uninhabited until the Portuguese discovered the islands in 1456.
The Cape Verde constitution–adopted in 1980 and revised in 1992, 1995, and 1999–forms the basis of government.
Cape Verde’s strategic location at the crossroads of mid-Atlantic air and sea lanes has been enhanced by significant improvements at Mindelo’s harbor (Porto Grande) and at Sal’s international airport.
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 History of Cape Verde Islands - Portuguese Genealogy and Heritage
According to J.F. Freitas in "Portuguese Hawaiian Memories", Diogo Gomes and Antonio de Nalo discoverd the Cape Verde Islands in 1460.
In the 16th century, Cape Verde became notorious for it's involvement in the slave trade.
In 1876, slavery was abolished in Cape Verde.
www.islandroutes.com /portuguese/capeverdehistory.shtml   (566 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Africa | Cape Verde president 'wins' poll
Cape Verde has a high unemployment and crime rate, but is also seen as politically stable with an emerging prosperity.
Mr Pires' ruling African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) won January's parliamentary elections with 52% of the vote.
The preliminary results were announced after votes in 1,005 of the 1,184 polling stations on the 10 Cape Verde islands had been counted.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/4705598.stm   (365 words)

  
 Pravda.RU:Cape Verde: president of PAICV confirmed victor by 12 votes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The PAICV (Party for the Independence of Cape Verde) fought for its independence from Portugal in the 1960s and 1970s, a fight which it won after the Portuguese revolution in 1974.
President Pires declares himself as a president in favour of reconciliation and dialogue among all Cape Verdians after his party ends a ten-year period in opposition.
Pedro Pires was the first Head of Government of Cape Verde, an archipelago of nine islands off the coast of West Africa, in 1975, when Cape Verde gained its independence.
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 Cape Verde
Cape Verde enjoys a stable, democratic government with an elected president as head of state, a prime minister nominated by the National Assembly (the national legislative body) as head of government, and elected members of the unicameral National Assembly.
Visit the Embassy of Cape Verde website at www.capeverdeusa.org for the most current visa information or contact the Embassy of the Republic of Cape Verde, 3415 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington D.C. 20007, tel.
International services in Cape Verde are dependent on transatlantic fiber-optic cables, so in 2004 when the main cable servicing Cape Verde was severed, most international voice and data traffic were cut (satellite backup could not handle the load) for approximately three weeks.
travel.state.gov /travel/cape_verde.html   (2596 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Cape Verde Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In Cape Verde itself the PAICV (affiliated with the PAIGC) ruled until elections were held in 1991 that resulted in a change of government.
The culture of Cape Verde reflects its African roots.
It is well known for its diverse forms of music, that are reflective of the diverse origins of Cape Verde's residents.
www.ipedia.com /cape_verde.html   (616 words)

  
 Cape Verde
Cape Verde is a multiparty parliamentary democracy in which constitutional powers were 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 consisted of the President of the Supreme Court, the Attorney General, eight private citizens, two judges, two prosecutors, the senior legal inspector of the Attorney General's office, and a representative of the Ministry of Justice.
This council consisted 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.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2003/27717.htm   (3530 words)

  
 What's New on the Cape Verde Home Page
Cape Verde was discovered in the context of a revolution in the conception of space enabling the Portuguese explorers to move into the vast unknown that was the Atlantic Ocean.
Declaration by Cape Verde - The Law of the Sea: Declarations and statements with respect to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and to the Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Columbus' Stops in Cape Verde - Cape Verde was discovered by italians in the service of prince Henry of Portugal in 1552.
www.umassd.edu /specialprograms/caboverde/whatsnew.html   (3255 words)

  
 Faculty and Student News Archive
The newly elected President of the Republic of Cape Verde.
Elected president of the Republic of Cape Verde on February 25, 2001, Pedro Verona Rodrigues Pires was born in 1934 on Fogo Island.
Instrumental in Cape Verde's struggle for self-determination, he negotiated with the Portuguese government to establish the political transition that led to independence for Cape Verde on July 5, 1975.
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 Cape Verde   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Cape Verde was uninhabited when the PortugalPortuguese arrived in 1456, and the islands were thus made part of the Portuguese empire.
More Cape Verdians live abroad than in Cape Verde, with significant emigrant Cape Verdian communities in the United States of America (264,900 Cape Verdians), Portugal (80,000) and Angola (45,000).
PRAIA, October 13 -- Ghanaians living in Cape Verde are appealing to Government to establish a consular office to address their concerns at first hand.
www.infothis.com /find/Cape_Verde   (1002 words)

  
 Cape Verde president to mediate in poll deadlock   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Cape Verde president to mediate in poll deadlock
He is scheduled to meet the interim president Henrique Rosa, Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior, parliamentarians and diplomats as well as representatives from the military and civil society.
Vieira began life as a guerrilla commander in the PAIGC when it was still a liberation movement fighting Portuguese colonial rule and has been closely associated with the party for most of his political career.
www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=48459   (755 words)

  
 Cape Verde News
Cape Verde News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
Chinese President Hu Jintao accepted the credentials from the new ambassadors to China from the Republic of Namibia, Kingdom of Tonga, Serbia and Montenegro, the Republic of Cape Verde and the Federated States...
Cape Verde has become the second African nation - " behind Madagascar -- to sign a compact with the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation - " which represents a new partnership for poverty reduction.
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 People's Daily Online -- President Hu meets Cape Verde PM
President Hu meets Cape Verde PM Chinese President Hu Jintao met in Beijing Thursday with visiting Prime Minister Jose Maria Pereira Neves of Cape Verde.
He said the Chinese side is willing to make concerted efforts with Cape Verde to enhance friendly cooperation in various fields and push forward the development of bilateral ties.
He said the Cape Verde government will firmly support China for its reunification cause and hope the Taiwan issue can be resolved at an early date.
english.peopledaily.com.cn /200408/27/eng20040827_154946.html   (345 words)

  
 Cape Verde: History
Aisling Irwin explores the exotic islands of Cape Verde (The Sunday Telegraph)
Kenya beats Cape Verde 1-0 to qualify for Africa Cup of Nations.
Down among the dead men: the waters surrounding the remote Cape Verde islands are a graveyard, littered with the skeletal remains of more than 600 ships.
www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0857170.html   (588 words)

  
 Cape Verde president promotes development partnership plan: 4/ 26/ 2005
It was a word often heard in the halls of the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C., during a major conference dedicated to the construction of a Cape Verdean Nation based on that same concept.
Matteos, who moderated a discussion with President Pires, said he felt energized by the idea of a global Cape Verdean nation discussed during the conference.
Matteos, a local Cape Verdean activist, was one of several local participants in the conference.
www.southcoasttoday.com /daily/04-05/04-26-05/a14sr501.htm   (396 words)

  
 War on Terror May Breed More Terrorism, Experts Tell Madrid Summit
Lee, ex-Irish president and UN rights chief Mary Robinson and former president of Cape Verde, Antonio Mascharenhas Monteiro, who briefed reporters on the sidelines of the conference, all underlined the need for democratic standards in fighting terrorism.
And she warned that democracies, had, in seeking to combat terrorism, to address the root causes of terrorism, the "anger, frustration and despair" of groups who perceive themselves as marginalised.
Cape Verde's Monteiro for his part warned against accepting religion as an "excuse" for fomenting terrorist violence.
www.commondreams.org /headlines05/0309-13.htm   (1032 words)

  
 Pedro Pires wins Cape Verde runoff: 3/9/01
The difference was only 12 votes, but Cape Verde finally has a new president.
After an 11-day wait since the election runoff Feb. 25, officials announced yesterday that Pedro Pires is the new president of Cape Verde, according to Portuguese news agency LUSA.
Cape Verdeans worldwide, including here, were able to vote in the country's third presidential election.
www.s-t.com /daily/03-01/03-09-01/a07lo037.htm   (310 words)

  
 Cape Verde - Biocrawler definition:Cape Verde - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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).
There are also significant number of Cape Verdians in São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, France and the Netherlands.
Cape Verde's official language is Portuguese, but Portuguese Creoles (Crioulo, Criol, Krioulo, Caboverdiano) are widely used.
www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/Cape_Verde   (1223 words)

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