2006 in Cape Verde

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See also:	Other events of 2006 Timeline of Cabo Verdean history

The following lists events that happened during 2006 in Cape Verde.

Incumbents

• President: Pedro Pires
• Prime Minister: José Maria Neves

Events

• Cape Verdean Atmospherical Observatory: Humberto Duarte Fonseca, named after Humberto Duarte Fonseca opened, it was a bilateral initiative by Germany and the United Kingdom and is located in the area of Ribeira do Calhau.^[1]
• The World Monument Fund named Tarrafal Camp one of its 100 watched monuments.^[2]
• January 3: Escola de Formação Profisional Variante, a law school opened in São Domingos on the island of Santiago^[3]
• January 22 - Cape Verdean parliamentary election, 2006
• February 12 - Cape Verdean presidential election, 2006
• March 29 - A total solar eclipse took place after 8:00, it showed at about 50% obscuration of the sun in the archipelago
• May 24 - The island dam named Poilão west of Pedra Badejo (Santiago Island) completed, the first dam or reservoir in Cape Verde^[4]
• May and June: NATO maneuvers occurred on the island, 7,800 troops took part in Operation Jaguar^[5]
• June: Paul became twinned with Gavião, Portugal
• July 1: SAA operated its final flight to Sal due to the ending of its flights to Atlanta, Georgia in the US
• August 22: Tropical Storm Debby passed through Cape Verde, the eye of the storm was 225 km southwest of Brava,^[6] windseeds on Fogo was 55 km/h and had some rainfall.^[7]
• September 22 - An annular solar eclipse took place at 9:30, it showed at around 50% obscuration of the sun in the archipelago
• November 13: Sociedade Cabo-verdiana de Cerveja e Refrigerantes, a national beverage company replaced CERIS^[8]
  

  Estádio da Várzea after renovations in 2007
• November 21: University of Cape Verde established^[9]

Arts and entertainment

• Batuque, the Soul of a People film completed, it was later aired on Portuguese TV
• Germano Almeida's book Eva: romance was released
• Mayra Andrade's album Navega released
• Carlos Filipe Gonçalves' historical book Kap Verd Band published
• Belinda Lima's album Realidade D'Amor - Music of Cabo Verde released
• Lura's album M'bem di fora released
• Mika Mendes's album Paulo Tavares & Mika Mendes - New Style released
• The 12th Mindelo Theatrical Festival took place^[10]
• Santo Antão - Paisagem & Melodia film released
• Arménio Vieira's book MITOgrafias was released
• March 6 - Cesária Évora's 12th album Rogamar was released
• April/May: the 14th Praia da Gamboa music festival took place
• August: The 22nd Baía das Gatas Music Festival took place

Sports

• the 2006 Santiago Island League (North) had no competition
• Avenida 77 and Jentabus football (soccer) clubs established, based in Praia on the island of Santiago
• Clube Desportivo Ribeira Grande de Santiago football (soccer) club competed in the Regional South Zone competition for the first time
• Estádio da Várzea finished, refurbished and completed
• Paiol and Praia Rural merged into Unidos do Norte
• Sporting Clube da Boa Vista celebrated its 50th anniversary of foundation of the club
• Sporting Clube do Porto Novo celebrated its 50th anniversary of foundation of the club
• February 14 - Académica do Porto Novo celebrated its 25th anniversary
• May 1: Vitória da Praia celebrated its 75th anniversary
• May 5 - Batuque FC celebrated its 25th anniversary
• May 6 - 2006 Cape Verdean Football Championships began^[11]
• June 10 - the Knockout stage of the 2003 Football Championships began
• July 2 - Sporting Clube da Praia claimed their 5th title
• September 25 - CS Marítimo do Porto Novo celebrated its 25th anniversary

Deaths

• Sérgio Ferreira (b. 1946), writer

References

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