List of presidents of Cape Verde
The following is a list of presidents of Cape Verde, since the establishment of the office of president in 1975.
| President of the Republic of Cape Verde | |
|---|---|
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| Residence | Presidential Palace, Praia |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Aristides Pereira |
| Formation | 8 July 1975 |
List of officeholders
| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |  |
Aristides Pereira (1923–2011) |
1975 1981 1986 |
8 July 1975 | 22 March 1991 | 15 years, 257 days | PAIGC (until 1981[1]) |
| PAICV (from 1981[1]) | |||||||
| 2 |  |
António Mascarenhas Monteiro (1944–2016) |
1991 1996 |
22 March 1991 | 22 March 2001 | 10 years | MpD |
| 3 |  |
Pedro Pires (born 1934) |
2001 2006 |
22 March 2001 | 9 September 2011 | 10 years, 171 days | PAICV |
| 4 |  |
Jorge Carlos Fonseca (born 1950) |
2011 2016 |
9 September 2011 | Incumbent | 9 years, 152 days | MpD |
Latest election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Carlos Fonseca | Movement for Democracy | 91,320 | 74.0 |
| Albertino Graça | Independent | 27,866 | 22.6 |
| Joaquim Monteiro | Independent | 4,228 | 3.4 |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | ||
| Total | 123,414 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 347,622 | 36 | |
| Source: Sapo.cv | |||
See also
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Cape Verde |
References
- Political Parties of the World (6th edition, 2005), ed. Bogdan Szajkowski, page 113.
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