Ministry of Culture (Cape Verde)

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The Ministry of Culture and Creative Industries is a national ministry of the Government of Cape Verde, which is responsible for politics in the area of the country's culture. Its current minister is Abraão Vicente who is since 2016.^[1]

Along with other posts, it was created in 1975 after Cape Verde became independent.

The post is responsible for famous historic landmarks. It also has an institute (Portuguese: Instituto da Investigação e do Património Culturais (IIPC)), the Culttural Heritage Investigation Institute.

Ministers of Culture

Partial list from 2004

• Manuel Veiga (2004 to 2011)
• Mário Lúcio Sousa (2011-June 2016)
• Vicente Abraão (since 2016)

References

External links

• Website of the Ministry of Culture and Creative Industries (in Portuguese)