POLITICIANS from Cape Verde

Top 8

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Cape Verdian Politicians of all time. This list of famous Cape Verdian Politicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Jorge Carlos Fonseca (1950 - )

With an HPI of 60.68, Jorge Carlos Fonseca is the most famous Cape Verdian Politician.  His biography has been translated into 50 different languages on wikipedia.

Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒɔɾʒɨ ˈkaɾluʒ ðɨ alˈmɐjðɐ fõˈsekɐ]; born 20 October 1950) is a Cape Verdean politician, lawyer and university professor who served as the President of Cape Verde from 2011 to 2021. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1991 to 1993. Supported by the Movement for Democracy (MpD), he won the 2011 presidential election in a second round of voting. Presidential elections were held in Cape Verde on 2 October 2016, where he was re-elected with 74.08% of the vote.

2. Pedro Pires (1934 - )

With an HPI of 59.77, Pedro Pires is the 2nd most famous Cape Verdian Politician.  His biography has been translated into 39 different languages.

Pedro de Verona Rodrigues Pires (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾu vɨˈɾonɐ ʁuˈðɾiɣɨʃ ˈpiɾɨʃ]; born 29 April 1934) is a Cape Verdean politician who served as Prime Minister of Cape Verde from 1975 to 1991, and later as President from 2001 to 2011.

3. Aristides Pereira (1923 - 2011)

With an HPI of 59.52, Aristides Pereira is the 3rd most famous Cape Verdian Politician.  His biography has been translated into 42 different languages.

Aristides Maria Pereira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐɾiʃˈtiðɨʒ mɐˈɾiɐ pɨˈɾɐjɾɐ]; 17 November 1923 – 22 September 2011) was a Cape Verdean politician. He was the first President of Cape Verde, serving from 1975 to 1991.

4. António Mascarenhas Monteiro (1944 - 2016)

With an HPI of 55.49, António Mascarenhas Monteiro is the 4th most famous Cape Verdian Politician.  His biography has been translated into 31 different languages.

António Manuel Mascarenhas Gomes Monteiro (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtɔniu mɐnuˈɛl mɐʃkɐˈɾeɲɐʒ ˈɣomɨʒ mõˈtɐjɾu]; 16 February 1944 – 16 September 2016) was the first democratically elected President of Cape Verde from 22 March 1991 to 22 March 2001.

5. José Maria Neves (1960 - )

With an HPI of 51.69, José Maria Neves is the 5th most famous Cape Verdian Politician.  His biography has been translated into 41 different languages.

José Maria Pereira Neves (Portuguese: [ʒuˈzɛ mɐˈɾiɐ pɨˈɾejɾɐ ˈnɛvɨʃ]; born 28 March 1960) is a Cape Verdean politician who is currently the president of Cape Verde, having previously served as the Prime Minister of Cape Verde from 2001 to 2016. He is a member of the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV). In the 2021 presidential election, he was elected with 51.7% of votes, beating his nearest rival Carlos Veiga who got 42.4% of the total votes.

6. Carlos Veiga (1949 - )

With an HPI of 49.08, Carlos Veiga is the 6th most famous Cape Verdian Politician.  His biography has been translated into 25 different languages.

Carlos Alberto Wahnon de Carvalho Veiga (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaɾluz alˈβɛɾtu waˈnõ dɨ kɐɾˈvaʎu ˈvɐjɣɐ]; born October 21, 1949, in Mindelo) is a Cape Verdean politician. He was Prime Minister of Cape Verde from April 4, 1991, to July 29, 2000.

7. Ulisses Correia e Silva (1962 - )

With an HPI of 46.96, Ulisses Correia e Silva is the 7th most famous Cape Verdian Politician.  His biography has been translated into 31 different languages.

José Ulisses de Pina Correia e Silva (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ uˈlisɨʒ ðɨ ˈpinɐ kuˈʁɐjɐ i ˈsilvɐ]) (born 4 June 1962) is a Cape Verdean businessman and politician who has been Prime Minister of Cape Verde since 22 April 2016. He took office after his party, the Movement for Democracy, won the 20 March 2016 parliamentary election.

8. Gualberto do Rosário (1950 - )

With an HPI of 42.58, Gualberto do Rosário is the 8th most famous Cape Verdian Politician.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

António Gualberto do Rosário (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡwalˈbɛɾtu ðu ʁuˈzaɾju]) (born October 12, 1950) was Prime Minister of Cape Verde from 29 July 2000 to 1 February 2001. He was also the acting prime minister from July to October 2000 and Leader of the Movement for Democracy.