2015 in Cape Verde explained

The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Cape Verde.

Incumbents

• President

Jorge Carlos Fonseca

• Prime Minister

José Maria Neves

Events

• January 8: The ferry boat Vicente sunk off the island of Fogo, killing 15 people.^[1]
• August 31- September 1: Hurricane Fred struck the islands of Santiago, Boa Vista, Maio, Sal, São Nicolau, São Vicente and Santo Antão.^[2]
• November 4: Zika virus was confirmed in the nation

Sports

See also: 2014–15 in Cape Verdean football and 2015–16 in Cape Verdean football.

• CS Mindelense won the Cape Verdean Football Championship^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: One dead, 15 missing after ferry "Vicente" sinking off Fogo Island. Sea News. tr. 11 November 2015. 2 December 2017.
2. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. Hurricane Fred (2015): Cape Verde's First Hurricane in Modern Times, preparation, observations, impacts and lessons learned. 10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0222.1. 2017. 98. 2603–18. Gregory S.. Jenkins. Ester. Brito. Emanuel. Soares. Sen. Chiao. Jose Pimenta. Lima. Benvendo. Tavares. Angelo. Cardoso. Francisco. Evora. Maria. Monteiro. 12 . 2017BAMS...98.2603J.
3. Web site: List of champions of Cape Verde. RSSSF. 12 November 2018.