Jorge Tolentino (born 1963) is a Cape Verdean politician, writer, diplomat and lawyer. He served as the Minister of Defence and Minister of Foreign Affairs. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Tolentino was born in Mindelo, St. Vicente Island, Cape Verde. He received a bachelor’s degree in Law from the University of Coimbra in Portugal. [1] [2]
Tolentino has held various positions in the government. He was an Advisor to the former President of Cape Verde Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro. He has represented Cape Verde in Finland, Spain, Czech Republic and Germany. He is also an Author and he holds positions in the Cape Verdean Writers Association. [1] [2]
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José Maria Pereira Neves is a Cape Verdean politician who is currently the president of Cape Verde, having previously served as the Prime Minister of Cape Verde from 2001 to 2016. He is a member of the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV). In the 2021 presidential election, he was elected with 51.7% of votes, beating his nearest rival Carlos Veiga who got 42.4% of the total votes.
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Corsino António Fortes was a Cape Verdean writer, poet and diplomat. He served as the first Ambassador of Cape Verde to Portugal from 1975 until 1981 following his country's independence.
Jorge Vera-Cruz Barbosa was a Cape Verdean poet and writer. He collaborated in various reviews and Portuguese and Cape Verdean journals. The publication of his poetry anthology Arquipélago (Archipelago) in 1935 marked the beginning of Cape Verdean poetry. He was, along with Baltazar Lopes da Silva and Manuel Lopes, one of the three founders of the literary journal Claridade ("Clarity") in 1936, which marked the beginning of modern Cape Verdean literature.
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