First Lady of Cape Verde (Portuguese: Primeira-dama do Cabo Verde) is the title attributed to the wife of the president of Cape Verde. The position is currently vacant.
| First Lady of Cape Verde | |
|---|---|
| Primeira-dama do Cabo Verde | |
 | |
since 9 November 2021 | |
| Residence | Presidential Palace of Cape Verde |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Carlina Pereira |
| Formation | July 8, 1975 |
First ladies of Cape Verde
edit| No. | Name | Portrait | Term Began | Term Ended | President of Cape Verde | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlina Pereira | 22 March 1975 | 22 March 1991 | Aristides Pereira | Independence activist and inaugural First Lady of Cape Verde.[1] | |
| 2 | Tuna Mascarenhas | 22 March 1991 | 22 March 2001 | António Mascarenhas Monteiro | Mascarenhas continued to work at the clinical analysis laboratory at Agostinho Neto Hospital during her two terms as first lady.[2] | |
| 3 | Adélcia Barreto Pires | 22 March 2001 | 9 September 2011 | Pedro Pires | ||
| 4 | Ligia Fonseca | 
|
9 September 2011 | 9 November 2021 | Jorge Carlos Fonseca | |
| 5 | Débora Katisa Carvalho | 9 November 2021 | José Maria Neves |
References
edit- ^ "Carlina Pereira, widow of Aristides Pereira, dead at 85". A Semana. 2011-12-12. Archived from the original on 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ^ "Tuna Mascarenhas, former first lady, dead at 65". A Semana. 2009-09-10. Archived from the original on 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
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