Portuguese Cape Verde

political party in Guinea-Bissau

former colony of the Portuguese Empire in the Cape Verde Islands

The lançados (literally, those who were thrown out) were settlers and colonizers of Portuguese origin in Senegambia, Cabo Verde, Guinea, Sierra Leone, and other areas on the coast of West Africa. Many were Jews—often New Christians—escaping persecution from the Portuguese Inquisition.

former currency of Portuguese Cape Verde until 1914.

series of food shortages in Cape Verde