Jorge Carlos Fonseca

Cape Verdean politician and former president of Cape Verde

1950 – ·

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Born: 20 October 1950, Mindelo
Citizenship: Cape Verde
Educated at: University of Lisbon
Position held: President of Cape Verde
Employer: University of Lisbon
Religion: Catholic Church
Awards: Grand Cross of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa, Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry, Grand Collar of the Order of Liberty, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa, Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau, Order of the Republic of Serbia
candidacy in election: 2011 Cape Verdean presidential election, 2016 Cape Verdean presidential election
family name: Fonseca
given name: Jorge Carlos
instance of: human
member of political party: Movement for Democracy
sex or gender: male
spouse: Lígia Fonseca

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Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒɔɾʒɨ ˈkaɾluʒ dɨ alˈmejdɐ fõˈsekɐ]; born 20 October 1950) is a Cape Verdean politician, lawyer and university professor who served as the President of Cape Verde from 2011 to 2021. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1991 to 1993. Supported by the Movement for Democracy (MpD), he won the 2011 presidential election in a second round of voting. Presidential elections were held in Cape Verde on 2 October 2016, where he was re-elected with 74.08% of the vote.

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