1961 in Cape Verde

Decades:	1940s; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s;
See also:	Other events of 1961; Timeline of Cabo Verdean history

The following lists events that happened during 1961 in Cape Verde.

Incumbents

Praia Airport first opened, after independence, the nation's third airport or aerodrome opened, it would operate for 44 years before a new airport opened in the northeast
September 6: Hurricane Debbie passed through Cape Verde
When Congo-Kinshasa (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) declared independence from Belgium, Congo nationalized the salt industry and its production, productivity in Santa Maria on Sal began to fell

Spring: Amarante won their third regional title for São Vicente
Spring: Sporting Praia won their regional title for Santiago
Spring/Summer: Sporting Praia won their first of two colonial championship titles^[1]

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Years in Cape Verde (1938–present)
Colonial era	1936 1938 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Since 1975	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018