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− | + | Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro was born in Santiago, Cape Verde Island on February 16th 1944. He is the former President of Cape Verde. Since leaving his position as head of state, the Hon. Mr. Monteiro has gone on to become an active member of the Club of Madrid, the Africa Forum, and the Global Leadership Foundation. | |
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− | + | == Education == | |
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− | + | The former president comes from a background in law, obtaining his higher qualifications in Belgium and spending some time as a teacher there at the University of Louvain. Returning to his home country of Cape Verde in the late 1970s he assumed the position of Secretary General of the People’s National Assembly. | |
== Political Career == | == Political Career == | ||
− | Between 1980 and 1990 the Hon. Mr. Monteiro was the president of the Supreme Court in Cape Verde, heading delegations for several high-profile conferences such as the Addis Ababa Conference to revise the | + | Between 1980 and 1990 the Hon. Mr. Monteiro was the president of the Supreme Court in Cape Verde, heading delegations for several high-profile conferences such as the Addis Ababa Conference to revise the OAU Charter. |
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Elected President of Cape Verde in 1991, Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro was also re-elected for a second mandate in 1996. As President he maintained an active international profile: in 1992 he was the Chairman of the Third Conference on Regional System of Human Rights Protection in Africa and Europe; between 1994 and 1997 he was elected as President of the of Permanent Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel; and in 1998 he was elected President of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries. | Elected President of Cape Verde in 1991, Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro was also re-elected for a second mandate in 1996. As President he maintained an active international profile: in 1992 he was the Chairman of the Third Conference on Regional System of Human Rights Protection in Africa and Europe; between 1994 and 1997 he was elected as President of the of Permanent Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel; and in 1998 he was elected President of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries. | ||
− | + | Since leaving office, he has remained active, notably participating as Chairman of the Contact Group of OAU sent to Madagascar in March 2002 to mediate the conflict that broke out in the sequence of the presidential elections of December 2001. | |
− | Since leaving office, he has remained active, notably participating as Chairman of the Contact Group of | ||
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== Awards == | == Awards == | ||
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[http://www.bu.edu/apc/programs/african-president-in-residence-program/antonio-mascarenhas-monteiro/%20 African Presidential Center] | [http://www.bu.edu/apc/programs/african-president-in-residence-program/antonio-mascarenhas-monteiro/%20 African Presidential Center] | ||
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