← 1950 1949 1948 1951 in Cape Verde → 1952 1953 1954
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1951 Timeline of Cabo Verdean history

The following lists events that happened during 1951 in Cape Verde.

Incumbents

• Colonial governor: Carlos Alberto Garcia Alves Roçadas

Events

• June: Portuguese Cape Verde became an overseas province
• June 12: eruption of Pico do Fogo

Births

• April 26: António do Espírito Santo Fonseca, politician