1975 in Cape Verde
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The following lists events that happened during 1975 in Cape Verde.
- Portuguese Cape Verde:
- Provincial high commissioner: Vicente Almeida d'Eça (until July 5)
- Republic of Cape Verde (July 5 and after):
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.[1]
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)
