2007 in Cape Verde
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The following lists events that happened during 2007 in Cape Verde.
Incumbents
Events
- A Nação newspaper begins publication
- The Bank of Cape Verde redesigned the 500 and 100 escudo notes[1]
- Cape Verde signed two UN conventions, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
- February 7: Cape Verdean Prime Minister visited the Rabelados community in Espinho Branco and some other settlements[2]
- March: Santo Antão's only airport (or airfield) near the center of Ponta do Sol Agostinho Neto Airport shut down due to high winds
- June 22 - Winds crossed west with the Saharan dust passing through Cape Verde and south and southwest of the islands
- November: Rabil Airport (now Aristides Pereira International Airport) became enlarged with a 2,100 meter runway and paved.[3]
- December: Santo Antão's only desalination plant at the island capital Porto Novo began operations[4]
Arts and entertainment
- Arquitectura e a Cidade Velha, a documentary film was released
- The 13th Mindelo Theatrical Festival took place
- Tito Paris's album Acústico released
- Tcheka's album Lonji released
- Vadú's album Dixi Rubera released
- Nancy Vieira's album Lus released
- April/May: the 15th Praia da Gamboa music festival took place
- May: Eileen Barbosa's short story collection Eileenístico (Eileenistic) published
- June: Poesia de Cabo Verde e Sete Poemas de Sebastião da Gama, a poem collection by Afonso Dias released, it was later released in Cape Verde[5]
- August: The 23rd Baía das Gatas Music Festival took place
- August 23 or 24: 4 Sinfonias, an album by Vasco Martins was released[6]
Sports
- The Cape Verdean Football Federation celebrated its 25th anniversary
- May 12: the 2007 Cape Verdean Football Championships began
- June 30: The Knockout stage of the 2007 Cape Verdean Football Championships began
- July 21: Sporting Clube da Praia claimed their 6th national championship title
- August 25: the first Cape Verdean Cup took place
- September 1: Académica da Praia became the first national cup winner
Deaths
- João Vário (b. 1937), writer
References
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- ↑ Linzmayer, Owen (2012). "Cape Verde". The Banknote Book. San Francisco, CA: www.BanknoteNews.com.
- ↑ "Prime Minister Visits a Rabelados Community" (in Portuguese). Prime Minister of Cape Verde. February 9, 2007. Archived from the original on March 26, 2007.
- ↑ "Cape Verde: New Boavista international airport receives first flights". Macauhub English. 7 November 2007.
- ↑ "Dessalinizadora do Porto Novo inaugurada na próxima segunda-feira" [Porto Novo'sDesal Plant to Open Next Monday]. A Semana (in Portuguese). 28 November 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
- ↑ "Objectos do quotidiano de Cabo Verde mostram-se em Lisboa na "Casa Fernando Pessoa"". A Semana. 25 June 2007.
- ↑ ""4 Sinfonias", o novo disco de Vasco Martins" ["4 Symphonies", A New Disc by Vasco Martins]. A Semana (in Portuguese). 25 August 2007. Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
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