The

islands An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...

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were uninhabited when discovered and claimed by

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of th ...

in 1456. A

Portuguese colony The Portuguese Empire ( pt, Império Português), also known as the Portuguese Overseas (''Ultramar Português'') or the Portuguese Colonial Empire (''Império Colonial Português''), was composed of the overseas colonies, factories, and the l ...

was established in 1462. The islands were united as a single

crown colony A Crown colony or royal colony was a colony administered by The Crown within the British Empire. There was usually a Governor, appointed by the British monarch on the advice of the UK Government, with or without the assistance of a local Council ...

in 1587. In 1951, the islands became an overseas province of Portugal. Autonomy was granted in 1974 and independence was granted on 5 July 1975.

List

(Dates in italics indicate ''de facto'' continuation of office)

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(''later'' northern Santiago)

Ribeira Grande Ribeira Grande may refer to the following places: Cape Verde Ribeira Grande (stream), a stream on the island of Santo Antão Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde, a town on the island of Santo Antão *Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde (municipality), a municipali ...

(southern Santiago)

Boa Vista

Alcatrazes Islands

Praia Praia (, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.Fogo

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, Santa Luzia and
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Santo Antão

The Islands of
Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ...

For continuation after independence, ''see:''

List of presidents of Cape Verde This article lists the presidents of Cape Verde, an island country in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa, since the establishment of the office of president in 1975. Aristides Pereira was the first person to hold the office, taking ...

External links

World Statesmen – Cabo Verde (Cape Verde)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Colonial Governors Of Cape Verde Cape Verde Colonial Governors *List