1981 in Cape Verde

← 1980 1979 1978 1981 in Cape Verde → 1982 1983 1984
Decades:	1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
See also:	Other events of 1981 Timeline of Cabo Verdean history

The following lists events that happened during 1981 in Cape Verde.

• President: Aristides Pereira
• Prime Minister: Pedro Pires

• January: African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) party was established after separating from the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC)

• CS Mindelense won the Cape Verdean Football Championship^[1]

• March 16: Mikoyam Tavares, footballer