List of presidents of Cape Verde

list of persons by position held
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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
Incumbent
José Maria Neves

since 9 November 2021
ResidencePresidential Palace, Praia
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderAristides Pereira
Formation8 July 1975

List of officeholders

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Elected Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1   Aristides Pereira
8 July 1975 22 March 1991 15 years, 257 days PAIGC
(until 1981[1])
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 9 November 2021 10 years, 61 days MpD
5   José Maria Neves
(born 1960)
2021 9 November 2021 Incumbent 3 years, 14 days PAICV

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Political Parties of the World (6th edition, 2005), ed. Bogdan Szajkowski, page 113.

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