1996 in Cape Verde

Incumbents

• President:
• *Pedro Pires
• *António Mascarenhas Monteiro
• Prime Minister:
• *Carlos Veiga

Events

• Municipality of São Miguel established from part of the municipality of Tarrafal on the island of Santiago
• Banco Caboverdiano de Negocios established in Praia
• February 18: Cape Verdean presidential election took place
• October 21: CFN became ISECMAR, now part of the University of Cape Verde

Sports

• CD Travadores won the Cape Verdean Football Championship

Births

• 2 January: Platiny Alves, footballer
• 5 January: Ailton César Duarte Silva, footballer
• 10 January: Vagner Gonçalves, footballer
• 8 June: Kévin Oliveira, footballer