Aristides Pereira
Cape Verdean politician, President from 1975 to 1991 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Aristides Pereira | |
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1st President of Cape Verde | |
In office 8 July 1975 – 22 March 1991 | |
Prime Minister | Pedro Pires |
Preceded by | Office created |
Succeeded by | António Mascarenhas Monteiro |
Personal details | |
Born | (1923-11-17)17 November 1923 Fundo das Figueiras, Boa Vista, Portuguese Cape Verde |
Died | 22 September 2011(2011-09-22) (aged 87) Coimbra, Portugal |
Political party | African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (after 1981) |
Other political affiliations | African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (before 1981) |
Spouse | Carlina Fontes Pereira (?–2011; his death) |
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