1936 in Cape Verde

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1936
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The following lists events that happened during 1936 in Cape Verde .

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Baltasar Lopes da Silva</span>

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<i>Chiquinho</i> (novel)

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José Lopes da Silva was a Cape Verdean professor, journalist and poet.

References

  1. "Claridade movement", Historical dictionary of the Republic of Cape Verde, Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Maryland ; Toronto ; Plymouth, UK, 2007, p. 57 ISBN   978-0-8108-4906-8
    • Baltazar Lopes et le mouvement Claridade : littérature, expositions, entretiens, mémoire (Baltasar Lopes and the Claridade Movement: Literature, Expos, Interviews, Memoirs), Cahiers lusophones, Paris, 2007, 128 p. (no 30 was a special issue published in Latitudes, 2007)