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Jorge Carlos Fonseca

1950 - Today

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Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒɔɾʒɨ ˈkaɾluʒ ðɨ alˈmɐjðɐ fõˈsekɐ]; born 20 October 1950) is a Cape Verdean politician, lawyer and university professor who served as the President of Cape Verde from 2011 to 2021. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1991 to 1993. Supported by the Movement for Democracy (MpD), he won the 2011 presidential election in a second round of voting. Presidential elections were held in Cape Verde on 2 October 2016, where he was re-elected with 74.08% of the vote. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jorge Carlos Fonseca is the 6,971st most popular politician (down from 6,455th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Cabo Verde (up from 5th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jorge Carlos Fonseca ranks 6,971 out of 19,576Before him are Han Seung-soo, Cunipert, Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa, Emperor Yizong of Tang, and Massimo D'Alema. After him are Ayad Allawi, Abdul Razak Hussein, Tai Jia, Mohammed ben Abdallah, Roger Borsa, and Barbara of Brandenburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Jorge Carlos Fonseca ranks 117Before him are Tomomi Seo, Ubaldo Fillol, John Hughes, James Rothman, Javier Clemente, and Googoosh. After him are Eric Carr, Miho Kaneda, Jeffery Deaver, Genesis P-Orridge, Rick Baker, and Charles, Prince Napoléon.

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In Cabo Verde

Among people born in Cabo Verde, Jorge Carlos Fonseca ranks 4 out of 23Before him are Cesária Évora (1941), Aristides Pereira (1923), and Pedro Pires (1934). After him are António Mascarenhas Monteiro (1944), José Maria Neves (1960), Arlindo Gomes Furtado (1949), Ulisses Correia e Silva (1962), Gualberto do Rosário (1950), Carlos Veiga (1949), Rolando (1985), and Gelson Fernandes (1986).

Among POLITICIANS In Cabo Verde

Among politicians born in Cabo Verde, Jorge Carlos Fonseca ranks 3Before him are Aristides Pereira (1923), and Pedro Pires (1934). After him are António Mascarenhas Monteiro (1944), José Maria Neves (1960), Ulisses Correia e Silva (1962), Gualberto do Rosário (1950), and Carlos Veiga (1949).