Carlos Veiga
| Carlos Veiga | |
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| Prime Minister of Cape Verde | |
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In office 4 April 1991 – 29 July 2000 |
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| President | António Mascarenhas Monteiro |
| Preceded by | Pedro Pires |
| Succeeded by | Gualberto do Rosário |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Carlos Alberto Wahnon de Carvalho Veiga 21 October 1949 Mindelo, Cape Verde |
| Political party | Movement for Democracy (1990–present) |
| Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
Carlos Alberto Wahnon de Carvalho Veiga (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaɾluz alˈbɛɾtu waˈnõ dɨ kɐɾˈvaʎu ˈvejɡɐ]; born October 21, 1949 in Mindelo) is a Cape Verdean politician. He was Prime Minister of Cape Verde from April 4, 1991 to July 29, 2000.
In 1950, Veiga was born in Mindelo, São Vicente. He graduated from the University of Lisbon with a degree in law.
After briefly living in Angola, Veiga returned to Cape Verde in 1975 to join the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC). During his time in the PAIGC, Veiga served the Ministry of Public Administration from 1975 to 1980 as a judge. After leaving the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde, he resumed his legal career and led the bar of Cape Verde from 1982 to 1986.
In 1985, Veiga was elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate. Later, in 1989, Veiga was selected to become the president for the Movement for Democracy Party. After the 1991 elections, the Prime Minister of Cape Verde, Pedro Pires stepped down and Veiga took his place.
Veiga served as Prime Minister under President António Mascarenhas Monteiro, and resigned in July 2000 in order to stand as the MpD's candidate in the February 2001 presidential election. He was succeeded as Prime Minister by Gualberto do Rosário.
In the 2001 presidential election, Veiga lost by 17 votes to Pedro Pires of the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) in the second round of voting. He reran for presidency in the February 2006 presidential election, but he was redefeated by Pires.
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