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Optional in Cape Verde
Baía das Gatas Festival in Cape Verde
Annual music festival
Quick Facts
Pre-Independence
Established before national independence
🏛️ Historical
Multi-Day Celebration
Celebrated over 3 days in Cape Verde
3 Days
Holiday Type
Classification in Cape Verde
Optional
Established
Officially instituted in Cape Verde
1984
Festival
Celebrated as a cultural festival
🎪 Festival
About Baía das Gatas Festival
Annual music festival
Popular beach music festival featuring local and international artists
Practical Information in Cape Verde
Banks
Banks are closed
🏦 ClosedSchools
Educational institutions are closed
🏫 ClosedGovernment Offices
Government services unavailable
🏛️ ClosedCalendar Details
Calendar Systems
gregorian
Types of Celebration
cultural
Traditional cultural celebrations
music
Traditional music celebrations
beach
Traditional beach celebrations
On this day in African history
- 1947 The African Music Society is founded in Johannesburg.
- 1960 The Republic of Congo gains independence from France.
- 1960 Abbé Fulbert Youlou leads the Republic of the Congo to full independence from France and adopts a strongly pro-Western foreign policy. · Republic of the Congo
- 1960 The African American Students Foundation formally accepts a $100,000 grant from the private Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation to finance chartered airc... · United States
- 1963 President Fulbert Youlou of the Republic of the Congo is overthrown in a coup d’état. · Republic of the Congo
- 1963 Abbé Fulbert Youlou resigns as President of the Republic after the Congolese military withdraws support and France refuses military intervention again... · Republic of the Congo
Historical Timeline
1984
Instituted in Cape Verde
🇨🇻Holiday officially established in Cape Verde
📅 Established2026
Last observed in Cape Verde
🇨🇻Final celebration recorded in Cape Verde
⏰ Last ObservedCurrent Status in Cape Verde
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Cape Verde
Last observed: 2026
Optional Holiday
Date: August 15, 2024