Carlos Veiga
| Carlos Veiga | |
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| Prime Minister of Cape Verde | |
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In office 4 April 1991 – 29 July 2000 | |
| President | António Mascarenhas Monteiro |
| Preceded by | Pedro Pires |
| Succeeded by | Gualberto do Rosário |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Carlos Alberto Wahnon de Carvalho Veiga 21 October 1949 Mindelo, Cape Verde |
| Political party | Movement for Democracy (1990–present) |
| Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
Carlos Alberto Wahnon de Carvalho Veiga (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaɾluz alˈbɛɾtu waˈnõ dɨ kɐɾˈvaʎu ˈvejɡɐ]; 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, and he unsuccessfully ran for President as the candidate of the Movement for Democracy (MpD) in 2001 and 2006.
Veiga served as Prime Minister under President António Mascarenhas Monteiro, and resigned in July 2000 in order to stand as the MpD's candidate in the February 2001 presidential election.[1] He was succeeded as Prime Minister by Gualberto do Rosário.
In the 2001 presidential election, Veiga lost by 17 votes to Pedro Pires of the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) in the second round of voting.[2][3] He ran again in the February 2006 presidential election, but lost again to Pires.
References
- ↑ Political Parties of the World (6th edition, 2005), ed. Bogdan Szajkowski, pages 113–114.
- ↑ "New president for Cape Verde", BBC News, March 6, 2001.
- ↑ "Cape Verde: National Election Commission declares Pedro Pires as new president", Televisao Publica de Angola (nl.newsbank.com), March 5, 2001.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Pedro Pires |
Prime Minister of Cape Verde 1991–2000 |
Succeeded by Gualberto do Rosário |
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