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List of presidents of Cape Verde

List of presidents of Cape Verde

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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.

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Term limits

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

Political parties
  African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC)
  African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV)
  Movement for Democracy (MpD)
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Timeline

José Maria NevesJorge Carlos FonsecaPedro PiresAntónio Mascarenhas MonteiroAristides Pereira

Latest election

Main article: 2021 Cape Verdean presidential election
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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
  2. [2]
    Political Parties of the World (6th edition, 2005), ed. Bogdan Szajkowski, page 113.
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