History+of+Cape+Verde


 * Cape V****erde History**

Portuguese settlers came to Santiago and they found Riberia Grande. It was the first European settlement city in the tropics. Diogo Dias and Antonio Noli discovered the remaining islands of the archipelago.
 * 1462 European Settlement**

The islands had lots of droughts. The three biggest ones were in the 18 and 19th centuries. More than 100,00 people died of starvation. This situation was made worse by deforesation and overgrazing, that destroyed vegetation that provided moisture.
 * 1747 Droughts of Cape Verde**

Amilcar Cabral, a Cape Verdean, co-found the African Party for Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde in Guinea Bissau. PAIGC stands for Partido Africano da Independencia da Guine e Cabo Verde or African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde.
 * 1956 PAIGC Found**

On July 5, 1975 Cape Verde got independence from Portugal. After the fall of Portugal, the government was forced to negotiate with the PAIGC. Cape Verdeans elected a National Assembly, which got them independence.
 * 1975 Independence from Portugal**

The two countries had problems with each other after the 1980's. So Cape Verde split away from Guinea Bissau to become an independent republic.
 * 1981 Independent Republic**

Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro becomes president. Then, Cape Verde's first free election happened. Also these elections were the first mulit-party elections.
 * 1991 Presidential Election**





Sources: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2835.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Cape_Verde