List of presidents of Cape Verde
| President of the Republic of Cabo Verde | |
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| Presidente de Cabo Verde (Portuguese) | |
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| Executive branch of the Government of Cape Verde | |
| Residence | Presidential Palace, Praia |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Aristides Pereira |
| Formation | 8 July 1975 |
This article lists the presidents of Cape Verde, an island country in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa, since the establishment of the office of president in 1975. Aristides Pereira was the first person to hold the office, taking effect on 8 July 1975. The incumbent is José Maria Neves, having taken office on 9 November 2021.
Term limits
[edit]As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Cape Verde. The first president for whom the term limits applied was Monteiro in 2001.[1]
List of officeholders
[edit]- Political parties
Movement for Democracy (MpD)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
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Aristides Pereira (1923–2011) |
1975 1981 1986 |
8 July 1975 | 22 March 1991 | 15 years, 257 days | PAIGC (until 1981[2]) |
| PAICV (from 1981[2]) | |||||||
| 2 | 
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António Mascarenhas Monteiro (1944–2016) |
1991 1996 |
22 March 1991 | 22 March 2001 | 10 years | MpD |
| 3 | .jpg)
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Pedro Pires (born 1934) |
2001 2006 |
22 March 2001 | 9 September 2011 | 10 years, 171 days | PAICV |
| 4 | 
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Jorge Carlos Fonseca (born 1950) |
2011 2016 |
9 September 2011 | 9 November 2021 | 10 years, 61 days | MpD |
| 5 |
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José Maria Neves (born 1960) |
2021 | 9 November 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 357 days | PAICV |
Timeline
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Latest election
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Maria Neves | African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde | 95,803 | 51.73 | |
| Carlos Veiga | Movement for Democracy | 78,474 | 42.37 | |
| Casimiro de Pina | Independent | 3,343 | 1.81 | |
| Fernando Rocha Delgado | Independent | 2,516 | 1.36 | |
| Helio Sanches | Independent | 2,119 | 1.14 | |
| Gilson Alves | Independent | 1,558 | 0.84 | |
| Joaquim Monteiro | Independent | 1,378 | 0.74 | |
| Total | 185,191 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 185,191 | 96.90 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 5,928 | 3.10 | ||
| Total votes | 191,119 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 398,865 | 47.92 | ||
| Source: CNE | ||||
See also
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- Politics of Cape Verde
- List of prime ministers of Cape Verde
- List of colonial governors of Cape Verde
References
[edit]- ^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
- ^ a b Political Parties of the World (6th edition, 2005), ed. Bogdan Szajkowski, page 113.
External links
[edit]- Official Website (in Portuguese)
- World Statesmen – Cape Verde
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