First Lady of Cape Verde
| First Lady of Cape Verde | |
|---|---|
| Primeira-dama do Cabo Verde | |
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| Residence | Presidential Palace of Cape Verde |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Carlina Pereira |
| Formation | July 8, 1975 |
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 held by Débora Katisa Carvalho, wife of President José Maria Neves.[1]
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.[2] | |
| 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.[3] | |
| 3 | Adélcia Barreto Pires | 22 March 2001 | 9 September 2011 | Pedro Pires | ||
| 4 | Ligia Fonseca | 
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9 September 2011 | 9 November 2021 | Jorge Carlos Fonseca | |
| 5 | Débora Katisa Carvalho |
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9 November 2021 | José Maria Neves | [1] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "José Maria Neves deve tomar posse como Presidente da República nos primeiros dias de Novembro - Primeira-dama é Débora Katisa Carvalho". A Semana. 2021-10-24. Archived from the original on 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
- ^ "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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