List of presidents of Cape Verde

President of the Republic of Cape Verde
National emblem of Cape Verde
Incumbent José Maria Neves since 9 November 2021
Residence	Presidential Palace, Praia
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	Aristides Pereira
Formation	8 July 1975

The following is a list of presidents of Cape Verde, since the establishment of the office of president in 1975.

List of officeholders

No.	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)
							PAICV (from 1981)
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	10 days	PAICV

Timeline

Latest election

Main article: 2021 Cape Verdean presidential 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

• Cape Verde
  • List of prime ministers of Cape Verde
  • List of colonial governors of Cape Verde
• Lists of office-holders
• List of current heads of state and government

External links

• Official Website (in Portuguese)
• World Statesmen – Cape Verde