Presidential elections were held in

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on 11 February 2001, with a second round on 25 February after no candidate achieved outright victory in the first round. The result was a victory for

Pedro Pires Pedro de Verona Rodrigues Pires (; born 29 April 1934) is a Cape Verdean politician who served as Prime Minister of Cape Verde from 1975 to 1991, and later as president from 2001 to 2011. Life and career Pires was born in São Filipe, Fogo, Cap ...

of the

African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde The African Party for Independence of Cape Verde (, PAICV) is a democratic socialist political party in Cape Verde. It was the sole legal party in the country from 1981 to 1990. Its members are nicknamed "" (the tamarinds) in Portuguese, and t ...

, who defeated

Carlos Veiga Carlos Alberto Wahnon de Carvalho Veiga (; 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. Early life and education Veiga was born in 1949 in Mindelo, Sã ...

of the Movement for Democracy by just twelve votes.Elections in Cape Verde
African Elections Database Pires, a former Prime Minister, took office on 22 March 2001, replacing

António Mascarenhas Monteiro António Manuel Mascarenhas Gomes Monteiro (; 16 February 1944 – 16 September 2016) was the first democratically elected President of Cape Verde from 22 March 1991 to 22 March 2001. Early life and education Born in Ribeira da Barca in 1 ...

, who stood down after completing two terms in office.

Results

References

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Presidential elections in Cape Verde

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