← 1977 1976 1975 1978 in Cape Verde → 1979 1980 1981
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	Other events of 1978 Timeline of Cabo Verdean history

The following lists events that happened during 1978 in Cape Verde.

Incumbents

• President: Aristides Pereira
• Prime Minister: Pedro Pires

Events

• Trade union UNTC-CS established

Sports

• Final of the Cape Verdean Football Championship was not played

Births

• February 4: Elvis Évora, basketball player
• March 17: Mário Correia, basketball player
• April 7: Hernani Almeida, musician
• June 9: Nando Maria Neves, footballer
• December 7: Ronny Souto, footballer