First Lady of Cape Verde | |
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Incumbent Vacant since 9 November 2021 | |
Residence | Presidential Palace of Cape Verde |
Term length | 5 years |
Inaugural holder | Carlina Pereira |
Formation | July 8, 1975 |
First Lady of Cape Verde is the title attributed to the wife of the president of Cape Verde. The position is currently vacant.
No. | Name | Portrait | Term Began | Term Ended | President of Cape Verde | Notes |
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1 | Carlina Pereira | March 8, 1975 | March 22, 1991 | Aristides Pereira | Independence activist and inaugural First Lady of Cape Verde.[1] | |
2 | Tuna Mascarenhas | March 22, 1991 | March 22, 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 | March 22, 2001 | September 9, 2001 | Pedro Pires | ||
4 | Ligia Fonseca | September 9, 2011 | 9 November, 2021 | Jorge Carlos Fonseca |