The Community of Portuguese Language Countries, known by its Portuguese acronym CPLP, is an international organization of countries where Portuguese is an official language, founded in Lisbon in July 1996. Its original members were Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe, and East Timor joined after its independence in 2002 and Equatorial Guinea in 2014. The organization aims to promote political and diplomatic cooperation, the spread of the Portuguese language, and economic and cultural ties among its members. It is headquartered in Lisbon, and its summits are held every two years. Its work includes programs on education, mobility and the common orthography of Portuguese.
Before and after
- 12 April 1996Discovery of 55 Cancri b
- May 1996Founding of Internet Archive
- 19 June 1996Origins of Chess960
- 28 June 1996Constitution of Ukraine
- 17 July 1996Founding of Community of Portuguese Language Countries
- 31 July 1996Creation of Windows NT 4.0
- 7 August 1996NASA announces possible Martian microfossils in a meteorite
- 9 August 1996Publication of A Game of Thrones
- 14 August 1996Construction of Johan Cruyff Arena
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The era
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