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

*1460 - The island of Santiago was discovered by António de Noli on behalf of the Portuguese.Valor simbólico do centro histórico da Praia
Lourenço Conceição Gomes, Universidade Portucalense, 2008 *1516 - First mention of the village of Praia de Santa Maria *1520s - Praia officially became a town (''vila'') *1585 - Capture of Santiago (1585), Praia razed by English corsair
Sir Francis Drake Sir Francis Drake ( – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer, sea captain, privateer, slave trader, naval officer, and politician. Drake is best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition, from 1577 to 1580 (t ...
*1712 - Cassard expedition, Praia razed by French Navy *1770 - Seat of civil and military government transferred from Ribeira Grande (now
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UNESCO *1781 - April 16: As part of the Anglo-French War (1778–1783), the marine Battle of Porto Praya took place off Praia *1821 - May: Riots in Praia instigated by
Manuel António Martins Manuel António Martins (1772 in Braga-1845) was a Portuguese businessman and colonial governor of Cape Verde and Portuguese Guinea from 1834 to 1835. Martins was said to be the richest man in the country and nicknamed the Napoleon of the Cape Ver ...
who overthrew
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as colonial governor *1826 - Quartel Jaime Mota barracks built *1832 - As part of his voyage aboard , Charles Darwin visited the island of Santiago and Praia *1858 - Praia officially became a city (''cidade'') *1876 - Complete abolition of slavery in Cape Verde *1902 - Church of Nossa Senhora da Graça (current Praia Cathedral) completed *1940 - Population: 18,208Source
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/ref> *1950 - Population: 17,179 *1960s - Construction of a new port east of the city centre *1960: ** Population: 24,872 ** ''Liceu Nacional da Praia'' (current Liceu Domingos Ramos) established *1961 -
Praia Airport Nelson Mandela International Airport , also known as Praia International Airport, is the airport of Santiago Island in Cape Verde. It was opened in October 2005, replacing the old Francisco Mendes International Airport. It is located about 3&nb ...
opened *1970 - Population: 39,911 *1971 - Two northern parishes of the municipality of Praia were separated to form the new municipality of Santa Cruz *1974 - April: the
Carnation Revolution The Carnation Revolution ( pt, Revolução dos Cravos), also known as the 25 April ( pt, 25 de Abril, links=no), was a military coup by left-leaning military officers that overthrew the authoritarian Estado Novo regime on 25 April 1974 in Lisbo ...
took place in Portugal, the Estado Novo regime collapsed, Cape Verde became an autonomous province


Independent Cape Verde after 1975

*1975 - July 5: Cape Verde declared independence from Portugal and became an independent nation, Praia became the national capital *1979 - July 28: The first institute of higher education in Cape Verde, ''Curso de Formação de Professores do Ensino Secundário'' (CFPES) was established in Praia. It is part of the University of Cape Verde since 2006. *1980 - Population: 57,748 *1988 - December 31: The National Historic Archives of Cape Verde were established *1990 - Population: 71,276 *1996 - Two northern parishes of the municipality of Praia were separated to form the new municipality of São Domingos *1997 - November: Museu Etnográfico (Ethnographic Museum) established *1998 - May:
Bolsa de Valores de Cabo Verde The Bolsa de Valores de Cabo Verde (Cape Verde Stock Exchange) is the stock exchange of Cape Verde. It is located in the Achada Santo António district of Praia. The Cape Verde Stock Exchange (BVC) was established on May 11 1998 by governmental de ...
(Cape Verde Stock Exchange) established *1999 -
National Library of Cape Verde The National Library of Cape Verde ( pt, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro) is located in Praia, Cape Verde. The library was established in 1999. The library maintains the National Bibliography, contains the country's historical archi ...
established *2000 - Population 106,052 *2001 - Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde established *2005 **Two western parishes of the municipality of Praia were separated to form the new municipality of Ribeira Grande de Santiago **October: New Praia Airport opened *2006 - November: University of Cape Verde established *2010 - Population: 131,719 *2012 - The Universidade de Santiago opened a campus in Praia (in the Prainha subdivision)Campus Praia
/ref> *2015 - National Auditorium of Cape Verde completed


See also

* Timeline of Portuguese Cape Verde


References

{{Timelines of cities in Africa Praia History of Santiago, Cape Verde
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Praia Praia (, Portuguese language, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.
Praia Praia (, Portuguese language, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.