2015 in Cape Verde
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{{Year in Cape Verde|2015}}
The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Cape Verde.
Incumbents
Events
- January 8: The ferry boat Vicente sunk off the island of Fogo, killing 15 people.{{cite news|url=http://www.seanews.com.tr/one-dead-15-missing-after-ferry-vicente-sinking-off-fogo-island/141675/|title=One dead, 15 missing after ferry "Vicente" sinking off Fogo Island|publisher=Sea News|language=tr|date=11 November 2015|accessdate=2 December 2017}}
- August 31- September 1: Hurricane Fred struck the islands of Santiago, Boa Vista, Maio, Sal, São Nicolau, São Vicente and Santo Antão.{{cite journal|journal=Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society|title=Hurricane Fred (2015): Cape Verde's First Hurricane in Modern Times, preparation, observations, impacts and lessons learned|doi=10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0222.1|year=2017|volume=98|pages=2603–18|first1=Gregory S.|last1=Jenkins|first2=Ester|last2=Brito|first3=Emanuel|last3=Soares|first4=Sen|last4=Chiao|first5=Jose Pimenta|last5=Lima|first6=Benvendo|last6=Tavares|first7=Angelo|last7=Cardoso|first8=Francisco|last8=Evora|first9=Maria|last9=Monteiro|issue=12 |bibcode=2017BAMS...98.2603J|url=https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/meteorology_pub/73 |url-access=subscription}}
- November 4: Zika virus was confirmed in the nation
Sports
{{See also|2014–15 in Cape Verdean football|2015–16 in Cape Verdean football}}
References
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