PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1975Independence5 July 1975 (from Portugal)CIA World Factbook
- 1980Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1992Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 1993Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 2009First UNESCO World Heritage siteCidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira GrandeUNESCO World Heritage
- 2011Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 2011Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2017Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2021Most recent legislative election2021-04-18IPU Parline
