Covers independence in July 1975, UN admission in September 1975, and the 1980-81 breakdown of the political union with Guinea-Bissau and the formation of the PAICV. It does not cover the PAIGC's armed independence struggle in detail (waged primarily in Guinea-Bissau).
Cape Verde, an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa, was a Portuguese colony until Portugal's 1974 revolution opened the way to decolonisation. Led by the Partido Africano da Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde (PAIGC), which had waged an armed independence struggle jointly with Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde became independent on 5 July 1975, with PAIGC secretary-general Aristides Pereira as first President and Pedro Pires as first Prime Minister.[1][2] It was admitted to the United Nations that September, following a unanimous Security Council recommendation.[3][4] A November 1980 military coup in Guinea-Bissau, deposing President Luís Cabral, broke the political unity the PAIGC had envisaged between the two countries; Cape Verde's PAIGC branch separated in January 1981 to form the PAICV, which became the country's ruling party.[5]
Status verified as of
Cape Verde has been an independent, UN-member state since 1975.[3]
History
From Portugal's 1974 revolution through a PAIGC-led transition to independence and UN membership.
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· Declaration
Cape Verde became independent from Portugal on 5 July 1975, following a transition led by the PAIGC (African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde) after Portugal's 1974 revolution.
Significance here: The formal end of Portuguese rule over the Cape Verde archipelago.
· Recognition
Following the Security Council's unanimous recommendation, the General Assembly admitted the Republic of Cape Verde as a member of the United Nations.
Significance here: Formal international recognition of Cape Verdean statehood following independence.
· Declaration
A November 1980 military coup in Guinea-Bissau, which deposed President Luís Cabral, broke the political unity envisaged between Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde; Cape Verde's PAIGC branch, under Aristides Pereira, separated and re-formed as the PAICV in January 1981.
Significance here: The end of the planned political union between Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde envisaged at independence.
Each number marks a specific claim. Notes give the source, its locator and how it relates to the claim.
Claim: Cape Verde became independent from Portugal on 5 July 1975, in a transition led by the PAIGC (African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde), which had waged an armed independence struggle jointly with Guinea-Bissau.
Claim: PAIGC secretary-general Aristides Pereira became Cape Verde's first President at independence, with Pedro Pires, a former PAIGC military commander, as first Prime Minister.
Claim: The UN General Assembly decided to admit the Republic of Cape Verde to membership in the United Nations at its 2351st plenary meeting on 16 September 1975, following the Security Council's recommendation of 18 August 1975.
Claim: On 18 August 1975 the Security Council, having examined Cape Verde's application for UN membership, unanimously recommended to the General Assembly that the Republic of Cape Verde be admitted.
Claim: On 14 November 1980 a military coup in Guinea-Bissau, led by João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira, deposed President Luís Cabral; the coup was deeply resented in Cape Verde and broke the political unity the PAIGC had envisaged between the two countries. Cape Verde's PAIGC branch, under President Aristides Pereira, separated from the party and re-formed in January 1981 as the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV), which became Cape Verde's ruling party.