National Assembly (Cape Verde) National Assembly (Cape Verde) The unicameral National Assembly (Portuguese: "Assembleia Nacional") is the legislative body of the Republic of Cape Verde. The country's first legislative election took place in June 1975. The body was known as the National People's Assembly and its members came from the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), which was the sole political party allowed to field candidates. They elected PAIGC Secretary-general Aristides Pereira President on 5 July 1975, when the country officially gained independence from Portugal. One-party elections were again held on 7 December 1980 with Pereira being re-elected unopposed
Wildlife of Cape Verde Wildlife of Cape Verde The wildlife of Cape Verde is spread over its archipelago of ten islands and three islets, which all have parks under their jurisdiction by decree promulgated by the Cape Verde government. Located off the west coast of Africa, the total land area of the island nation is . The wildlife consists of many tropical dry forest and shrub land, endemic flora and fauna, and rare breeding seabirds and plants, which are unique to this group of islands. Some of the wildlife species of Cape Verde are considered as endemic, evolving over millions of years of isolation;