Heads of state of Cape Verde
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Presidents of Cape Verde (1975–Present)
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)| Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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| Republic of Cape Verde Cape Verde The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa... |
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| (Republica de Cabo Verde Cape Verde The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa... ) |
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| 8 July 1975 to 22 March 1991 | Aristides Maria Pereira Aristides Pereira Aristides Maria Pereira was the first President of Cape Verde, serving from 1975 to 1991.-Biography:Pereira was born on the island of Boa Vista. His first major government job was chief of telecommunications in Guinea-Bissau... , President |
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| 22 March 1991 to 22 March 2001 | António Mascarenhas Monteiro António Mascarenhas Monteiro António Manuel Mascarenhas Gomes Monteiro was the President of Cape Verde from March 22, 1991 to March 22, 2001.-Education:Monteiro went to university in Belgium and graduated with his law degree from the Catholic University of Leuven... , President |
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| 22 March 2001 to 9 September 2011 | Pedro Verona Rodrigues Pires Pedro Pires Pedro Verona Rodrigues Pires was the President of Cape Verde from March 2001 to September 2011. Before becoming President, he was Prime Minister from 1975 to 1991.... , President |
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| 9 September 2011 to Present | Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca Jorge Carlos Fonseca Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca is a Cape Verdean politician, lawyer, and university professor who has been President of Cape Verde since 2011. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1991 to 1993... , President |
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Affiliations
| PAICV | Partido Africano da Independência de Cabo Verde (African Party of Independence of Cape Verde) |
| MpD | Movimento para a Democracia (Movement for Democracy Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde) The Movimento para a Democracia is a ideological liberal party in Cape Verde. It was in power between 1991 and 2001. MPD was created on March 14, 1990, and their first convention was held in November 1990. They won the first elections after the end of the one-party system in Cape Verde, with more... ) |
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- Cape VerdeCape VerdeThe Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
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