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Pedro Pires
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Cape Verdean politician and former president of Cape Verde
Key facts
- Prime minister
- José Maria Neves
- Preceded by
- António Mascarenhas Monteiro
- Succeeded by
- Jorge Carlos Fonseca
- President
- Aristides Pereira , António Mascarenhas Monteiro
- Born
- Pedro Verona Rodrigues Pires , ( 1934-04-29 ) 29 April 1934 (age 92) , Fogo , Portuguese Cape Verde
- Party
- African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde
- Spouse
- Adélcia Barreto
- Alma mater
- University of Lisbon
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Pedro
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Cape Verde
- Place of birth
- São Filipe
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- University of Lisbon
- Political party
- African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde
- Image
- Secretary Alphonso Jackson with Pedro Pires (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1934-04-29
- candidacy in election
- 2006 Cape Verdean presidential election
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Encyclopedic overview
Pedro de Verona Rodrigues Pires ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpedɾu vɨˈɾonɐ ʁuˈdɾiɡɨʃ ˈpiɾɨʃ]; born 29 April 1934) is a Cape Verdean politician who served as Prime Minister of Cape Verde from 1975 to 1991, and later as president from 2001 to 2011.
Life and career
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