Country Profile
Cape Verde officially the Republic of Cape Verde, is an Island Country spanning an Archipelago of 10 islands located in the Central Atlantic Ocean,570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa.
Capital Praia
Currency Cape Verdean Escudo
Official Language Portuguese
Population 0.57 Million(2010 Estimate)
Ethnic Groups 70% Creole(Mulatto);10%African and 20% European
History
In 1951, Portugal changed Cape Verde's status from a colony to an overseas province in an attempt to blunt growing Nationalism.
In 1956,Amilcar Cabral and a group of fellow Cape Verdeans and Guineans organised (in Portuguese Guinea) the clandestine African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde(PAIGC), which demanded improvement in economic, social and political conditions in Cape Verde and Portuguese Guinea and formed the basis of the two nations' independence movement.
In 1961,PAIGC began Armed Rebellion against Portugal which grew into a war in Portuguese Guinea.
By 1972, the PAIGC controlled much of Portuguese Guinea despite the presence of the Portuguese troops, but the organization did not attempt to disrupt Portuguese control in Cape Verde.
Portuguese Guinea declared independence in 1973 and was granted de jure(legally)independence in 1974.
Following the April 1974 Revolution in Portugal , the PAIGC became an active political movement in Cape Verde. In December 1974, the PAIGC and Portugal signed an agreement providing for a transitional government composed of Portuguese and Cape Verdeans. On June 30, 1975, Cape Verdeans elected a National Assembly which received the instruments of independence from Portugal on July 5, 1975
Government
Cape Cerde is a Parliamentary Representative Democratic Republic where the PM is Head of the Govt and of a Multi Party System.The Prime Minister is nominated by the National Assembly and appointed by the President. The President is the head of state and is elected by popular vote for a 5-year term.
Executive Power is vested in the Govt
President of Cape Verde
Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca is the 4th and current President of Cape Verde in office from Sep 09,2011 after he won the 2011 Presidential Election.
Prime Minister of Cape Verde
José Maria Pereira Neves(of African Party for the Independece of Cape Verde -PAICV) is the 4th and current PM of Cape Verde in office from Feb 01,2001 serving his 3rd term currently.
National Assembly of Cape Verde
Legislative Power is vested in both the Govt and the National Assembly which has 72 Members elected for a 5year term by proportional representation.
The Judiciary is independent of both Executive and Legislature
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