Political Leaders: Cape Verde

Leaders of Cape Verde
(Republic of Cape Verde)

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Look for biographies of the leaders (in Spanish) at CIDOB website.

Parties: PAIGC: African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde; PAICV: African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (replaced PAIGC in Jan 1981); MpD: Movement for Democracy

Presidents of the Republic

Aristides Maria Pereira          5 Jul 1975 - 22 Mar 1991 (†2011) PAIGC, PAICV 
António Mascarenhas Monteiro    22 Mar 1991 - 22 Mar 2001 (†2016) MpD
Pedro Verona Rodrigues Pires    22 Mar 2001 -  9 Sep 2011         PAICV
Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca  9 Sep 2011 -  9 Nov 2021         MpD
José Maria Pereira Neves         9 Nov 2021 -                     PAICV

Prime Ministers

Pedro Verona Rodrigues Pires     8 Jul 1975 - 26 Jan 1991         PAIGC, PAICV 
Carlos Wahnon de Carvalho Veiga 26 Jan 1991 - 29 Jul 2000         MpD (provisional to 4 Apr 1991)
António Gualberto do Rosário    29 Jul 2000 -  1 Feb 2001         MpD
José Maria Pereira Neves         1 Feb 2001 - 22 Apr 2016         PAICV 
Ulisses Correia e Silva         22 Apr 2016 -                     MpD