Capital punishment in Cape Verde
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There is no capital punishment in current Cape Verdean law. The highest sentence is 25 years. The last execution was performed in 1835,[1] when the islands were part of the Portuguese Empire.
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- ^ "Capital Punishment Worldwide". Archived from the original on 2009-10-31.
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