Cape Verde Election Could Deliver First Woman President Since Independence in 1975

Cape Verde was voting Sunday in a presidential election that could make Joana Rosa the country's first woman head of state since independence from Portugal in 1975.

Cape Verde Election Could Deliver First Woman President Since Independence in 1975

TL;DR

  • Cape Verde held a presidential election on Sunday.
  • Joana Rosa could become the country's first woman head of state.
  • This would be the first female president since Cape Verde's independence in 1975.