1948 in Cape Verde
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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.