Lebu
people
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distribution in Senegal
- In Cape Verde Peninsula
…inhabitants of the peninsula, the Lebu, lived as fishermen and farmers. Since about 1444, when the Portuguese first sighted the cape, it has been an entrepôt for African-European trade. The French later established the city of Dakar on the cape in 1857.
Read More - In Senegal: Ethnic groups
…north of the country; the Lebu of Cape Verde, who are fishermen and often wealthy landowners; and the Basari, an ancient people who are found in the rocky highlands of Fouta Djallon.
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