1980 in Cape Verde
# 1980 in Cape Verde

The following lists events that happened during 1980 in Cape Verde.

## Incumbents

* President: Aristides Pereira
* Prime Minister: Pedro Pires

## Events

* March: Population: 296,050
* March 27: National Technological Investigation Institute (INIT - Instituto Nacional de Investigação Tecnológica) established, now part of the University of Cape Verde

## Sports

* Botafogo of Fogo won the Cape Verdean Football Championship
