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Other events of 1975
Timeline of Cabo Verdean history

The following lists events that happened during 1975 in Cape Verde.

Incumbents

Portuguese Cape Verde:
- Provincial high commissioner: Vicente Almeida d'Eça (until July 5)
Republic of Cape Verde (July 5 and after):
- President: Aristides Pereira
- Prime Minister: Pedro Pires

Events

April 21: Paulino do Livramento Évora became the first Cape Verdean born bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
June 30: the first Cape Verdean parliamentary elections took place
July 5 - Cape Verde gained independence after over 500 years of Portuguese rule. The National Assembly elected Aristides Pereira as President and Pedro Pires as Prime Minister.

Arts and entertainment

Mindelo-based newspaper Terra Nova established
March 12: The first transmission of television in the nation began under the name Televisão Experimental de Cabo Verde or TEVEC (now RTC)

Births

January 20: Boss AC, rapper
February 3: Lito, footballer and manager
November 5: Crispina Correia, basketball player
November 10: Suzanna Lubrano, singer
December 7: Mateus Lopes, footballer

Deaths

May 29: Sergio Frusoni (b. 1901), writer

References

"Cape Verde Islands Become Free After 500 Years of Portuguese Rule", Sarasota (FL) Herald-Tribune, July 6, 1975, pD-1

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