Cape Verdean Independence Day

Independence Day - one of the most famous festivals in Cape Verde is a public holiday in Cape Verde, which is celebrated every year on July 5th. This is Cape Verde's National Day, which honors the country's 1975 independence from Portugal.

On Independence Day, the nationalist movement in Cape Verde was intertwined with that of Portuguese Guinea, the other Portuguese territory in the region. Amlcar Cabral, a Guinean, founded the African Party for Guinea and Cape Verde Independence in 1956. (PAIGC).

The PAIGC's goals were to better Cape Verde's and Portuguese Guinea's economic, social, and political situations, and it served as the foundation for the two countries' independence movements. With Portuguese Guinea proclaiming independence in 1973, these aspirations erupted into a war on the African continent.

Date: July 5th