July 5 – Independence Day in Cape Verde

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n(That translates to roughly 570 km.)

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n0 population until 1456, when Portuguese navigators first discovered the islands.
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n#1 permanent settlement by Europeans within the tropics.
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n1000s and 1000s of enslaved people passing through from Africa to the Americas.
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7 different times Cidade Velho (then called Ribiera Grande) was destroyed by pirates – including twice by Sir Francis Drake. (Yes, Drake was a pirate. We usually call him a privateer, but basically privateering is the same thing as piracy, except with governmental backing.)
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n24 years of increasing pressure for independence from Portugal before achieving it.
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n1 year between the April 1974 Revolution in Portugal and Cape Verde achieving independence!
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nHere are some photos of the islands of Cape Verde:
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nBoa Vista
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nFogo
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nSão Vicente
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nSanto Antão
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nBrava
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nSantiago
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nSão Nicolau
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nMaio
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nSanta Luzia
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