Aristides Pereira

Aristides Pereira
Pereira during an official visit to the United States in 1983
1st President of Cape Verde
In office 8 July 1975 – 22 March 1991
Prime Minister	Pedro Pires
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	António Mascarenhas Monteiro
Personal details
Born	(1923-11-17)17 November 1923 Fundo das Figueiras, Boa Vista, Portuguese Cape Verde
Died	22 September 2011(2011-09-22) (aged 87) Coimbra, Portugal
Political party	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (after 1981)
Other political affiliations	African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (before 1981)
Spouse	Carlina Fontes Pereira (?–2011; his death)

Aristides Maria Pereira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐɾiʃˈtiðɨʒ mɐˈɾiɐ pɨˈɾɐjɾɐ]; 17 November 1923 – 22 September 2011) was a Cape Verdean politician. He was the first President of Cape Verde, serving from 1975 to 1991.