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President of the
Republic of Cabo Verde
Coat of arms of Cape Verde.svg
National emblem of Cape Verde
José Maria Neves fev 2023 (profile).jpg
Incumbent
José Maria Neves

since 9 November 2021
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

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.

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)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Elected Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Aristide Pereira detail DF-SC-84-10021.jpg Aristides Pereira
(1923–2011)
1975
1981
1986
8 July 1975 22 March 1991 15 years, 257 days PAIGC
(until 1981)
PAICV
(from 1981)
2 António Mascarenhas Monteiro VOA.jpg António Mascarenhas Monteiro
(1944–2016)
1991
1996
22 March 1991 22 March 2001 10 years MpD
3 Secretary Alphonso Jackson with Pedro Pires (cropped).jpg Pedro Pires
(born 1934)
2001
2006
22 March 2001 9 September 2011 10 years, 171 days PAICV
4 Jorge Carlos Fonseca 2014.png Jorge Carlos Fonseca
(born 1950)
2011
2016
9 September 2011 9 November 2021 10 years, 61 days MpD
5 José Maria Neves fev 2023 (profile).jpg José Maria Neves
(born 1960)
2021 9 November 2021 Incumbent 3 years, 14 days PAICV

Timeline

José Maria Neves Jorge Carlos Fonseca Pedro Pires António Mascarenhas Monteiro Aristides Pereira

Latest election

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

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Anexo:Presidentes de Cabo Verde para niños

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