1948 in Cape Verde

Decades:	1920s ; 1930s ; 1940s ; 1950s ; 1960s ;
See also:	Other events of 1948 ; Timeline of Cabo Verdean history ;

Last updated January 30, 2026

The following lists events that happened during 1948 in Cape Verde .

Incumbents

Colonial governor: João de Figueiredo

Events

1947-1948 Famine in Cape Verde: This famine followed a two-year famine from 1941 to 1943; combined deaths from these 1940s famines are estimated as 45,000 Cape Verdeans.^[1]^: 134

Births

Leão Lopes, director
March 27: Manuel Veiga, writer

References

↑ Brooks, George E. (2006). "Cabo Verde: Gulag of the South Atlantic: Racism, Fishing Prohibitions, and Famines". History in Africa . 33: 101–135. doi:10.1353/hia.2006.0008. hdl: 2022/3269 .

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[brooks-1] Brooks, George E. (2006). "Cabo Verde: Gulag of the South Atlantic: Racism, Fishing Prohibitions, and Famines". History in Africa . 33: 101–135. doi:10.1353/hia.2006.0008. hdl: 2022/3269 .

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v t e Years in Cape Verde (1936–present)
Colonial era	1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Since 1975	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

1948 in Cape Verde

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Incumbents

Events

Births

References