1991 Cape Verdean presidential election information
1991 Cape Verdean presidential election
17 February 1991
1996 →
Registered
159,534
Turnout
61.4%
Nominee
António Monteiro
Aristides Pereira
Party
MpD
PAICV
Popular vote
70,623
25,544
Percentage
73.4%
26.6%
President before election
Aristides Pereira
PAICV
Elected President
António Monteiro
MpD
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José Maria Neves
Prime Minister
Ulisses Correia e Silva
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President: Jorge Santos
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Direct presidential elections were held for the first time in Cape Verde on 17 February 1991, as previously the National Assembly had elected the President. The result was a victory for António Mascarenhas Monteiro of the Movement for Democracy, which had also won the parliamentary elections the previous month. He defeated incumbent Aristides Pereira of the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde.[1] Voter turnout was 61.4%.[2]
Monteiro took office on 22 March.
^Elections in Cape Verde African Elections Database
^Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p201 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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