Portuguese Cape Verde cocoa plantations of Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe. In the lead-up to and during the Portuguese Colonial War, those planning and fighting in the armed conflict in Portuguese Guinea often linked the goal of liberation of Guinea-Bissau to the goal of liberation in Cape Verde. For instance, in 1956, Amílcar and Luís Cabral founded the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC). However, there was no armed conflict in Cape Verde, and ultimately independence for Cape Verde resulted from negotiation with Portugal after the April 1974 Carnation Revolution. In August 1974, an agreement was signed in
Media of Cape Verde Media of Cape Verde This article is about the Media in Cape Verde including its telecommunications, television and radio. In 2003, Cape Verde had 71,700 main line telephones with an additional 53,300 cellular phones in use throughout the country. In 2011, Cape Verde had 72,764 main line telephones with an additional 500,000 mobile and cellular phones in use throughout the country, cellular phones was nearly one per person. In 2004, there were seven radio stations; six independent and one state owned. The media is operated by the Capeverdean News Agency (secondarily as Inforpress). In 2002, there were about 100,000 radios