← 2004 2003 2002 2005 in Cape Verde → 2006 2007 2008
Decades:	1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2005 Timeline of Cabo Verdean history

The following lists events that happened during 2005 in Cape Verde.

Incumbents

• President: Pedro Pires
• Prime Minister: José Maria Neves

Events

• ALUPEC was recognized by the Cape Verdean government as the writing system for Cape Verdean Creole^[1]
• Serra Malagueta Natural Park on Santiago established
• A campus of the Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde was opened in Mindelo
• Several municipalities were created:
  • Tarrafal de São Nicolau and Ribeira Brava from the former municipality of São Nicolau
  • São Lourenço dos Órgãos, from part of Santa Cruz
  • São Salvador do Mundo, from part of Santa Catarina
  • Ribeira Grande, from part of Praia
  • Santa Catarina do Fogo, from part of São Filipe
• February 25: Halcyonair airline established
• October 6: The first flight to the new Praia International Airport (since 2012: Nelson Mandela International Airport), which replaced the old Francisco Mendes International Airport,^[2]

Sports

• FC Derby won the Cape Verdean Football Championship^[3]