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 . 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. Wikipedia
Source: José Maria Neves (2021) cited in " Jose Maria Neves sworn in as new Cape Verde president https://www.africanews.com/2021/11/09/jose-maria-neves-sworn-in-as-new-cape-verde-president/" on Africa News, 9 November 2021.
