1940 in Cape Verde

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Other events of 1940
Timeline of Cabo Verdean history

The following lists events that happened during 1940 in Cape Verde.

Incumbents

Colonial governor: Amadeu Gomes de Figueiredo

Events

Population: 181,441^[1]
As a consequence of World War II in Europe, the Italians left, airport construction at Sal was abandoned
The Catholic diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde included exclusively Cape Verde for the next 60 years
April 22: A Penumbral lunar eclipse took place and was mainly visible, it occurred for the later part of the overnight hours^[2]

Sports

CS Mindelense won their third straight title for the island of São Vicente^[3]
April 1: Académica do Mindelo football (soccer) club founded

References

↑ Source: Statoids
↑ "Lunar eclipse of April 1922". NASA. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
↑ "Cape Verde Islands - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 February 2017.

Years in Cape Verde (1938–present)
Colonial era	1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Since 1975	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

1940 in Africa

Sovereign states

Dependencies, colonies
and other territories

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