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The following lists events that happened during 2009 in Cape Verde.

Incumbents

Events

  • Rua 5 de Julho became pedestrianized in Praia, one of the first in the nation
  • Artist Nelson Lobo was awarded the Medal of Merit by the cultural minister Manuel Veiga
  • Fortim do Mindelo's touristic project began[1]
  • Sal Rei Perimeter Road opened in the island of Boa Vista
  • February 16: University of Santiago opened in Assomada, Santiago Island, it would become Cape Verde's second university
  • March 26-27: Éric Besson, French Minister of Immigration visited Praia, he examined the projects of solidary development, he met José Brito and the president Pedro Pires
  • April: A symposium on the former Tarrafal Camp took place at Praia in the island of Santiago on the 35th anniversary of its closing
  • Early-May,The Porto Novo-Janela Road forming a part of what became the Ribeira Grande-Paul-Porto Novo Road or the East Island (Estrada Litoral) Road running through the island's easternmost point completed
  • May 10: Nossa Senhora de Fátima (Our Lady of Fatima) church in Milho Branco, Santiago started building
  • June 10: Cidade Velha including its fortress became a UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • June 27: Cidade Velha also became the Seven Wonders of the Portuguese-built Landmark in the World.
  • July 13: Fort Mindelo won an award for Best Project[1]
  • July 22: Arlindo Gomes Furtado no longer bishop of Mindelo and became bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
  • August 6: A Penumbral lunar eclipse took place and was mainly visible, it occurred between 22:30 and 1:00[2]
  • August 14: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Cape Verde, the last of her African visits and met with Prime Minister Neves
  • September 6 and 8: French President Nicolas Sarkozy made a technical stop over the island of Sal on his way from France to Brazil
  • September 7: Tropical Depression formed, later it would be Hurricane Fred, the system was located roughly 160 mi (260 km) south of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands.[3]Several hours before being declared a tropical depression, the precursor to Fred produced moderate rainfall and gusty winds across the southern Cape Verde Islands, in the city of Praia, Cape Verde, only a trace of rain, less than 2.5 mm fell on September 7 and sustained winds reached 35 km/h.[4]
  • September 8:
    • French President Nicolas Sarkozy made another technical stop on his way back to France from Brazil
    • Increased winds and heavy rains from the tropical depression led to the cancellation of two flights and several others were delayed.[5]
    • The tropical depression became Tropical Storm Fred, later it became Hurricane Fred and moved west of Cape Verde
  • December 22: São Pedro Airport (now Cesária Évora Airport became an international airport, it was the fourth after Boavista's and Sotavento's recent, it was opened by the Prime Minister and president of São Vicente Isaura Gomes.

Arts and entertainment

Sports

Deaths

References

  1. 1 2 "Fortim Mindelo ganha prémio de melhor projecto" [Fort Mindelo Won an Award for Best Project]. Liberal online (in Portuguese). 14 July 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2008.
  2. ↑ "Lunar eclipse of August 2009". NASA. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Daniel Brown (September 7, 2009). "Tropical Depression Seven Public Advisory One". National Hurricane Center. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
  4. ↑ Local Resident of Praia, Cape Verde (September 7, 2009). "Weather History for Praia, Cape Verde on September 7". Weather Underground. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
  5. ↑ Staff Writer (September 8, 2009). "TACV e Halcyonair cancelam voos devido ao mau tempo" (in Portuguese). A Semana. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
  6. ↑ 15th Mindelo Theatrical Festival at Mindelact
  7. ↑ "Ivone Aida Ramos lança no mercado mais um livro contos infantis". Archived from the original on 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  8. ↑ "Livro infanto-juvenil de Ivone Aida".
  9. ↑ "With Amor, Mar e Música I'm outlining a new beginning for my artistic career". A Semana (in Portuguese). 14 June 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Faleceu Lela Violão" [Lela Violão Died] (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2010-08-06. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  11. ↑ S. Vicente: Compositor Manuel d’ Novas faleceu esta madrugada - Inforpress/Sapo.cv (in Portuguese)
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