Cape Verdean Guinea-Bissauan
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| Cape Verdean Guinea-Bissauan |
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| Notable Cape Verdean Guinea-Bissauan: Amílcar Cabral   |
| Total population |
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Cape Verdean |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Bissau |
| Languages |
| Portuguese, Cape Verdean Kriolu |
| Religions |
| Christian (Protestant & Roman Catholic) |
| Related ethnic groups |
| Cape Verdean diaspora |
Cape Verdean Guinea-Bissauan are Guinea-Bissauan residents whose ancestry originated in Cape Verde.
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.
[edit] Notable Cape Verdean Guinea-Bissauan
The most recognized Cape Verdean Guinea-Bissauan include:
- Amílcar Cabral, led the movement for Cape Verdean independence
- Luís Cabral, first president of Guinea-Bissau
- Honório Barreto, governor of Guinea-Bissau
- Carlos Lopes, assistant to Assistant Secretary-General and Director for Political Affairs in his Executive Office
