The following is a timeline of the city of Praia, capital of Cape Verde.
Colonial era
1460 - The island of Santiago was discovered by António de Noli on behalf of the Portuguese.Valor simbólico do centro histórico da Praia, Lourenço Conceição Gomes, Universidade Portucalense, 2008 1516 - First mention of the village of Praia de Santa Maria 1520s - Praia officially became a town (vila) 1585 - Capture of Santiago (1585), Praia razed by the English privateer Sir Francis Drake 1712 - Cassard expedition, Praia razed by French Navy 1770 - Seat of civil and military government transferred from Ribeira Grande (now Cidade Velha) to PraiaCentre historique de Praia, UNESCO
1781 - April 16: As part of the Anglo-French War (1778–1783), the marine Battle of Porto Praya took place off Praia 1821 - May: Riots in Praia instigated by Manuel António Martins who overthrew António Pusich as colonial governor 1826 - Quartel Jaime Mota barracks built 1832 - As part of his voyage aboard , Charles Darwin visited the island of Santiago and PraiaJournal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle round the world - Chapter 1 at Wikisource, top part 1858 - Praia officially became a city (cidade) 1876 - Complete abolition of slavery in Cape Verde
1902 - Church of Nossa Senhora da Graça (current Praia Cathedral) completed 1940 - Population: 18,208Source: Statoids 1950 - Population: 17,179 1960s - Construction of a new port east of the city centre 1960: Population: 24,872 Liceu Nacional da Praia (now Liceu Domingos Ramos) established 1961 - Praia Airport opened 1970 - Population: 39,911 1971 - Two northern parishes of the municipality of Praia were separated to form the new municipality of Santa CruzConselho de Santa Cruz. Inventário dos recursos turísticos, p. 12 1974 - April: the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, the Estado Novo regime collapsed, Cape Verde became an autonomous province
Independent Cape Verde after 1975 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. 1980 - Population: 57,748 1988 - December 31: The National Historic Archives of Cape Verde were established 1990 - Population: 71,276
1996 - Two northern parishes of the municipality of Praia were separated to form the new municipality of São DomingosLei nº 96/IV/93, p. 74 1997 - November: Museu Etnográfico (Ethnographic Museum) established 1998 - May: Bolsa de Valores de Cabo Verde (Cape Verde Stock Exchange) establishedHistória, Bolsa de Valores de Cabo Verde 1999 - National Library of Cape Verde established 2000 - Population 106,052 2001 - Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde established 2005 Two western parishes of the municipality of Praia were separated to form the new municipality of Ribeira Grande de SantiagoLei nº 63/VI/2005, p. 25 October: New Praia Airport opened 2006 - November: University of Cape Verde establishedHistorial - Universidade de Cabo Verde 2010 - Population: 131,7192010 Census Summary 2012 - The Universidade de Santiago opened a campus in Praia (in the Prainha subdivision)Campus Praia 2015 - National Auditorium of Cape Verde completed
See also Timeline of Portuguese Cape Verde
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