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Events on Saturday 5 July 1975 1
1975Cape Verde declares independence from PortugalFormer Portuguese colony becomes sovereign nationCape Verde gained independence from Portugal on 5 July 1975 following the collapse of Portugal's colonial empire after the Carnation Revolution. The PAIGC party, which had also led Guinea-Bissau's independence movement, formed the new government. Aristides Pereira became the country's first president.