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← 1947 1946 1945 1948 in Cape Verde → 1949 1950 1951
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
See also:	Other events of 1948 Timeline of Cabo Verdean history

The following lists events that happened during 1948 in Cape Verde .

Contents

• Incumbents
• Events
• Births
• References

Incumbents

• Colonial governor: João de Figueiredo

Events

• 1947-1948 Famine in Cape Verde: This famine followed a two-year famine from 1941 to 1943; combined deaths from these 1940s famines are estimated as 45,000 Cape Verdeans. ^{[1] : 134}

Births

• Leão Lopes, director
• March 27: Manuel Veiga, writer

References