Carlos Alberto Wahnon de Carvalho Veiga is a Cape Verdean politician.
10 Facts About Carlos Veiga
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Carlos Veiga was Prime Minister of Cape Verde from April 4,1991 to July 29,2000.
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Carlos Veiga later attended school in Praia on the island of Santiago, and later, he graduated in 1971 from the University of Lisbon with a degree in law.
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Carlos Veiga is Cape Verde's first ambassador to Israel of Jewish descent.
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In 1985, Carlos Veiga was elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate.
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Later, in 1989, Carlos Veiga was selected to become the president for the Movement for Democracy Party.
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Carlos Veiga served as Prime Minister under President Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro, and resigned in July 2000 in order to stand as the MpD's candidate in the 2001 presidential election.
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Carlos Veiga was succeeded as Prime Minister by Gualberto do Rosario.
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Carlos Veiga ran again for president in the 2006 presidential election, but he was defeated again by Pires.
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Carlos Veiga ran for president a third time in the 2021 presidential election, and lost to Jose Maria Neves in the first round.