1996 in Cape Verde

The following lists events that happened during 1996 in Cape Verde.

Incumbents

 * President:
 * Pedro Pires
 * António Mascarenhas Monteiro
 * Prime Minister:
 * Carlos Veiga

Events

 * Municipality of São Miguel established from part of the municipality of Tarrafal on the island of Santiago
 * Banco Caboverdiano de Negocios established in Praia
 * February 18: Cape Verdean presidential election took place
 * October 21: CFN became ISECMAR, now part of the University of Cape Verde

Sports

 * CD Travadores won the Cape Verdean Football Championship

Births

 * 2 January: Platiny Alves, footballer
 * 5 January: Ailton César Duarte Silva, footballer
 * 10 January: Vagner Gonçalves, footballer
 * 8 June: Kévin Oliveira, footballer