Cape Verdean Guinea-Bissauan
Cape Verdean Guinea-Bissauan are Guinea-Bissauan residents whose ancestry originated in Cape Verde.
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Cape Verdean 2,000[1] 0.1% of the Guinea-Bissauan population | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Bissau | |
| Languages | |
| Portuguese, Cape Verdean Kriolu | |
| Religion | |
| Christian (Protestant & Roman Catholic) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Cape Verdean diaspora |
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As of 2007, the Instituto das Comunidades (Institute of the Communities) estimated that there were 2,000 people of Cape Verdean descent living in Guinea Bissau.[1] The majority of them lived in the capital city of Bissau and could trace their Cape Verdean roots to the island of Santiago.
Notable Guinea-Bissauan & Cape Verdean
The most recognized in Cape Verdean Guinea-Bissauan include:
- Amílcar Cabral, led the movement for Guinea Bissau & Cape Verdean independence with the PAIGC Party.
- Luís Cabral, first president of Guinea-Bissau
- Honório Barreto, first African governor of Guinea-Bissau, at the time known as Guine Portuguesa.
- Carlos Lopes, assistant to Assistant Secretary-General and Director for Political Affairs in his Executive Office
References
- "Quadros De Paises e Ciadades de Acolhimentos de Caboverdianos." Instituto das Comunidades Archived July 31, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (In Portuguese)
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