Timeline of São Nicolau, Cape Verde
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The following is a timeline of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde.
Prehistoric era
- 131 to 126 million years ago - The seamount formed
- 11.8 to 5.8 million years ago - Tortonian and Messinian rocks formed[1]
- 6.2 to 5.8 million years ago - Messinian rocks formed
- 1.7 to 1.5 million years ago - The lower part of the Monte Gordo Formation formed[2]
- 100,000 to 50,000 years ago - The upper part of the Monte Gordo Formation formed[2]
Colonial era
See also: Timeline of Portuguese Cape Verde
- 1461: December 6 - The island first discovered
- 16th century - The island first inhabited
- 17th century: Ribeira Brava founded
- 1810 - Forte do Príncipe Real built to protect against pirate raids
- 1832 - Population: around 5,000[3]
- 1866 - Seminário-Liceu de São José, the sland's first seminary opened
- 1890 - Population:12 425
- 1930 - Population: 10 753
- 1930s - Economic crisis started mainly after the Great Depression
- 1940 - Population: 14 846[4]
- 1940s - Famines struck the island which led the emigration to São Tomé and Príncipe and the island of Sal
- 1950 - Population: 10 386[4]
- 1960 - Population: 13 866[4]
- 1966 - FC Ultramarina football (soccer) club established
- 1970 - Population: 16 308[4] - the highest population reached
- 1974 - April: the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, the Estado Novo regime collapsed, Cape Verde became an autonomous province
After independence in 1975-1999
- 1975 - July 5: Cape Verde declared independence from Portugal and became and independent nation
- 1977 - December 9: SC Atlético football (soccer) club established
- 1980 - Population: 13 572[4]
- 1986 - São Nicolau Island Championships held its first editiion
- 1990 - Population: 13 665[4]
21st century
- 2000 - Population: 13 661[5]
- 2001 - The São Nicolau Cup, the Super Cup and the Opening Tournament held their first editions
- 2003 - February 24: Monte Gordo Natural Park established
- 2005 - The Municipality of São Nicolau broken into the municipalities of Ribeira Brava and Tarrafal de São Nicolau
- 2010
- Population: 13 074[6]
- 2013 - A new terminal which replaced the older terminal at the island's airport
- 2015 - Hurricane Fred struck the village of Carriçal[7]
See also
- Timeline of Boa Vista, Cape Verde
- Timeline of Brava, Cape Verde
- Timeline of Fogo, Cape Verde
- Timeline of Maio, Cape Verde
- Timeline of Sal, Cape Verde
- Timeline of Santiago, Cape Verde
- Timeline of Santo Antão, Cape Verde
- Timeline of São Vicente, Cape Verde
References
- ↑ Bernouilli, D. (2007). Miocene shallow-water limestones from São Nicolau (Cabo Verde): Caribbean-type benthic fauna and time constraints for volcanism. 100. Swiss Journal of Geoscience. pp. 215–225.
- 1 2 Duprat, H. I (2007). The volcanic and geochemical development of São Nicolau, Cape Verde Islands: Constraints from field and 40Ar/39Ar evidence. 162(1-2). Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. pp. 1–19.
- ↑ Roberts, Edmund (1837). Embassy to the Eastern Courts of Cochin-China, Siam, and Muscat. New York: Harper & Brothers. p. 17.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Source: Statoids
- ↑ Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatísticas.
- ↑ Portal do Instituto Nacional de Estatística: INE - CENSO 2010.
- ↑ "Furacão Fred: Governo vai precisar de 30 mil contos para intervenções em São Nicolau". Inforpress (in Portuguese). Praia. 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
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