| First Lady of Cape Verde | |
|---|---|
| Primeira-dama do Cabo Verde | |
 | |
Incumbent Vacant since 9 November 2021 | |
| Residence | Presidential Palace of Cape Verde |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Carlina Pereira |
| Formation | July 8, 1975 |
First Lady of Cape Verde (Portuguese : Primeira-dama do Cabo Verde) is the title attributed to the wife of the president of Cape Verde. The position is currently vacant.
| No. | Name | Portrait | Term Began | Term Ended | President of Cape Verde | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlina Pereira | March 8, 1975 | March 22, 1991 | Aristides Pereira | Independence activist and inaugural First Lady of Cape Verde. [1] | |
| 2 | Tuna Mascarenhas | March 22, 1991 | March 22, 2001 | António Mascarenhas Monteiro | Mascarenhas continued to work at the clinical analysis laboratory at Agostinho Neto Hospital during her two terms as first lady. [2] | |
| 3 | Adélcia Barreto Pires | March 22, 2001 | September 9, 2001 | Pedro Pires | ||
| 4 | Ligia Fonseca |  | September 9, 2011 | 9 November, 2021 | Jorge Carlos Fonseca | |
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The following lists events that happened during 2007 in Cape Verde.
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Carlina Fortes Pereira was a Cape Verdean activist, politician, and prominent figure within the country's independence movement during the Portuguese colonial era. Following independence, she became country's inaugural First Lady of Cape Verde during the presidency of her husband, Aristides Pereira.
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