Cape Verdean Swiss

Cape Verdean Swiss

Cape Verdean Swiss are Swiss residents whose ancestry originated in Cape Verde.

In 1995, it was estimated that there were 1,500 people of Cape Verdean descent in Switzerland. [ [http://www.umassd.edu/SpecialPrograms/CaboVerde/wwpopest.html 1995 Cape Verdean Diaspora Population Estimates] ]

Some notable Cape Verdean Swiss include the football players Gelson Fernandes and José Gonçalves.

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* [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sz.html Central Intelligence Agency. "Switzerland." The World Factbook. Retrieved October 19, 2007.]


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