African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde information
Political party in Cape Verde
Not to be confused with African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde.
African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde
Partido Africano da Independência de Cabo Verde
Abbreviation
PAICV
Leader
Rui Semedo
Secretary
Julião Varela
Founder
Aristides Pereira
Founded
20 January 1981; 43 years ago (1981-01-20)
Split from
PAIGC
Headquarters
Praia, Santiago Island, Sotavento Group, Cape Verde
Youth wing
Juventude do PAICV (JPAI)
Women's wing
Federação Nacional das Mulheres do PAICV (FNM–PAI)
Membership (2021)
33,509[1]
Ideology
Democratic socialism
Social democracy
Left-wing nationalism
Historical:
Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Political position
Centre-left to left-wing
International affiliation
Socialist International
Colors
Red, green and yellow
Seats in the National Assembly
30 / 72
Party flag
Website
www.paicv.cv
Politics of Cape Verde
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The African Party of Independence of Cape Verde (Portuguese: Partido Africano da Independência de Cabo Verde, PAICV) is a democratic socialist political party in Cape Verde. It was formerly a Marxist–Leninist communist party and the sole legal party in the country from 1981 to 1990. Its members are nicknamed "os tambarinas" (the tamarinds) in Portuguese, and they identify themselves with the color yellow.
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