Angolan-Cape Verdian Relations - Bilateral relations between Angola and Cape Verde . Diplomatic relations between the countries were established in December 1975 . Both countries were part of the Portuguese Empire .
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Comparative characteristic
| Angola | Cape Verde | |
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| Population | 20 582 783 | 523 568 |
| Territory | 1,246,700 km² | 4033 km² |
| Population density | 14.8 people / km² | 129.8 people / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Praia |
| The largest city | Luanda | Praia |
| Government | presidential republic | presidential republic |
| Tongue | Portuguese | Portuguese |
| Main religion | Catholicism | Catholicism |
| GDP | $ 105.078 billion ($ 6,251 per capita) | $ 2,990 million ($ 2,430 per capita) |
| HDI | 0.508 | 0.586 |
History
In December 1975, shortly after Angola became an independent country from Portugal , Cape Verde and Angola entered into an agreement on friendship and mutual assistance. During the civil war in Angola, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau were transit points for Cuban troops on their way to Angola to fight against UNITA rebels and the South African armed forces . In the 1980s, Cape Verdean Prime Minister Pedro Pires sent a soldier from the Guinean and Cape Verdean African Independence Parties to Angola, where they served as the personal bodyguards of the President of Angola, Jose Eduardo dos Santos. [1] Currently, Domingos Pereira Magalhaesh is the Ambassador of Cape Verde in Angola [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Lobban, Richard. Cape Verde: Crioulo Colony to Independent Nation. - 1995. - P. 111–112.
- ↑ Angola: President Dos Santos Accredits US, Côte D'Ivoire Ambassadors . Angola Press Agency via allAfrica (2008).