1992 in Cape Verde
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The following lists events that happened during 1992 in Cape Verde.
Incumbents
Events
- Cape Verde ratified the UN treaties of Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Companhia Cabo-Verdiana de Seguros, an insurance company opened its headquarters in Praia
- Esperadinha Airport first opened on the island of Brava, the latest air transportation hub opened in Cape Verde
- Mindelo became twinned with Porto, Portugal[1]
- A third series of banknotes issued by the Bank of Cape Verde were introduced in 1992 in denominations of 200, 500 and 1000[2]
- June 15: A Partial lunar eclipse took place and was mainly visible, it occurred for most of the overnight and before sunrise[3]
Arts and entertainment
- Germano Almeida's book My Poet (O meu poeta) published
- Henrique Teixeira de Sousa's work Na ribeira de deus publisher
- March/April: the first edition of Festival de Gamboa took place in its beach in Praia
- August: the 8th Baía das Gatas music festival took place in the island of São Vicente
- November 15: Cesária Évora's album Mar Azul released
Sports
- Boa Vista football (soccer) competitions did not took place
- EFPES dissolved, ISE (Instituto Superior de Educação) established
- Estrela dos Amadores football (soccer) club of Tarrafal, Santiago established
- Estàdio da Fontinha became Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena
- Summer: CS Mindelense won their sixth title since independence for the 1992 championship season[4]
- 3 July: Sport Sal Rei Club became a registered club of the Boa Vista Regional Football Association
Births
- January 10: Mailó, footballer
- March 22: Walter Tavares, basketball player
- March 25: Nuno Rocha, footballer
- July 24: Armando Freitas, footballer
References
- ↑ Portuguese Municipalities: Twin towns and sister cities : Porto (in Portuguese)
- ↑ Linzmayer, Owen (2012). "Cape Verde". The Banknote Book. San Francisco, CA: www.BanknoteNews.com.
- ↑ "Lunar eclipse of June 1992". NASA. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ↑ "Cape Verde Islands 1992". 18 August 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
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