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 | Fundo das Figueiras, Boa Vista, Portuguese Cape Verde | 17 November 1923
Died | 22 September 2011 Coimbra, Portugal | (aged 87)
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) |
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.