1971 - Two northern parishes of the municipality of Praia were separated to form the new municipality of Santa Cruz[7]
1974 - April: the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, the Estado Novo regime collapsed, Cape Verde became an autonomous province
Independent Cape Verde after 1975edit
1975 - July 5: Cape Verde declared independence from Portugal and became an independent nation, Praia became the national capital
1979 - July 28: The first institute of higher education in Cape Verde, Curso de Formação de Professores do Ensino Secundário (CFPES) was established in Praia. It is part of the University of Cape Verde since 2006.[8]: 31
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