Carlos Veiga
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Carlos Alberto Wahnon de Carvalho Veiga (ˈkaɾluz alˈbɛɾtu waˈnõ dɨ kɐɾˈvaʎu ˈvejɡɐ; born October 21, 1949 in Mindelo
) is a Cape Verde
an 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
. 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. He ran again in the February 2006 presidential election, but lost again to Pires.
Mindelo
For the parish in Portugal, see Mindelo, PortugalMindelo , is a port city in the northern part of the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde. Mindelo is also the seat of the parish of Nossa Senhora da Luz, and this island's municipality...
) is a Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
an 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
Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde)
The Movimento para a Democracia is a ideological liberal party in Cape Verde. It was in power between 1991 and 2001. MPD was created on March 14, 1990, and their first convention was held in November 1990. They won the first elections after the end of the one-party system in Cape Verde, with more...
(MpD) in 2001 and 2006.
Veiga served as Prime Minister under President António Mascarenhas Monteiro
António Mascarenhas Monteiro
António Manuel Mascarenhas Gomes Monteiro was the President of Cape Verde from March 22, 1991 to March 22, 2001.-Education:Monteiro went to university in Belgium and graduated with his law degree from the Catholic University of Leuven...
, and resigned in July 2000 in order to stand as the MpD's candidate in the February 2001 presidential election
Cape Verdean presidential election, 2001
Presidential elections were held in Cape Verde 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 of the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde, who defeated Carlos Veiga of the...
. He was succeeded as Prime Minister by Gualberto do Rosário
Gualberto do Rosário
Gualberto do Rosário was Prime Minister of Cape Verde from 29 July 2000 to 1 February 2001. Leader of the Movement for Democracy , do Rosário was acting PM from July to October 2000 and became PM thereafter....
.
In the 2001 presidential election, Veiga lost by 17 votes to Pedro Pires
Pedro Pires
Pedro Verona Rodrigues Pires was the President of Cape Verde from March 2001 to September 2011. Before becoming President, he was Prime Minister from 1975 to 1991....
of the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde
African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde
The African Party of Independence of Cape Verde is a former socialist party and presently a social-democratic political party in Cape Verde. Its members are nicknamed “os tambarinas” in Portuguese , and they identify themselves with the color yellow.-Forerunner:In 1956, its forerunner, the African...
(PAICV) in the second round of voting. He ran again in the February 2006 presidential election, but lost again to Pires.