Ten-island Atlantic archipelago off the West African coast, uninhabited until Portuguese settlement in the 15th century and a Portuguese colony until independence in 1975.
Survives as the Republic of Cabo Verde, a stable representative democracy since the early 1990s and among the most developed states in Africa, with a large diaspora abroad outnumbering its resident population.
A history of Cape Verdean society from Portuguese settlement and the slave trade through the 20th century.
Covers the liberation struggle linking Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde against Portuguese colonial rule.