Christopher Fyfe
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Christopher Fyfe looks at how, in 1975 the Cape Verde Island gained their independence from the Portuguese after five hundred years of colonial administration that left them one of the poorest states in the world.
Published April 30 1981
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by M. I. Finley
Published October 1 1980
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