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Foreign Minister · President · Cabo Verde

Jorge Carlos Fonseca

71 recorded engagements, 1991–2021: 71 visits and 3 signed agreements.

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71Engagements
71Visits
0Phone calls
0Video conferences
3Signed agreements
29Destination countries
36Multilateral summits
1991–2021Years in LEAD

Biography

President of Cape Verde from 2011 to 2021

Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒɔɾʒɨ ˈkaɾluʒ dɨ alˈmejdɐ 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.

== Education and personal life ==

Jorge Fonseca was born in Mindelo, Cape Verde to Portuguese parents. Jorge Fonseca completed primary and secondary education between Praia and Mindelo, and later, his higher education in Lisbon, Portugal. He graduated in Law and a Master in Legal Sciences Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon. He married Lígia Arcângela Lubrino Dias Fonseca, the First Lady of Cape Verde, on 26 March 1989.

== Political and academic career ==

He was Director General of Emigration in Cape Verde from 1975 to 1977 and Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cape Verde from 1977 to 1979.

He was a graduate teaching assistant at the Faculty...

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Where they travelled

Cabo Verde   Visited or called (darker = more often)

Most-visited countries

  • United States of America9
  • Senegal7
  • Brazil6
  • Portugal6
  • Angola6
  • Belgium4
  • Nigeria4
  • Guinea-Bissau3
  • Ethiopia3
  • South Africa2
  • Equatorial Guinea2
  • Vatican2

Discussion topics

  • Diplomacy and Foreign Relations71
  • Regional Organizations and Multilateral Affairs37
  • Trade and Economic Relations6
  • Education and Culture1

Activity by year

1991: 1 engagement1992: 1 engagement1993: 0 engagements1994: 0 engagements1995: 0 engagements1996: 0 engagements1997: 0 engagements1998: 0 engagements1999: 0 engagements2000: 0 engagements2001: 0 engagements2002: 0 engagements2003: 0 engagements2004: 0 engagements2005: 0 engagements2006: 0 engagements2007: 0 engagements2008: 0 engagements2009: 0 engagements2010: 0 engagements2011: 1 engagement2012: 8 engagements2013: 8 engagements2014: 5 engagements2015: 8 engagements2016: 5 engagements2017: 11 engagements2018: 2 engagements2019: 10 engagements2020: 2 engagements2021: 9 engagements19911995200020052010201520202021

Signed agreements

Where the agreement's title was not recorded, its type or category is shown, as coded in the dataset.

DatePartnerWhat was signed
2016-06-23ItalyFunctional cooperation
2016-10-31BrazilHigh-level politics
2021-06-20Equatorial GuineaConsular Agreement

Every recorded engagement

DateTypeDestinationAgreements
1991-10-04Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
1992-10-02Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2011-11-19Visit SummitBrazil · Brasília
2012-01-15VisitGuinea-Bissau · Bissau
2012-04-02 – 2012-04-03Visit SummitSenegal · Dakar
2012-04-25 – 2012-04-26Visit SummitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2012-05-11VisitSenegal · Dakar
2012-06-11 – 2012-06-12VisitPortugal · Lisbon
2012-06-21Visit SummitBrazil · Brasília
2012-09-27Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2012-10-09 – 2012-10-11VisitUnited States of America · Washington
2013-01-19VisitSouth Africa · Pretoria
2013-02-22 – 2013-02-24Visit SummitEquatorial Guinea · Malabo
2013-06-02 – 2013-06-03VisitVatican · Vatican City
2013-09-19VisitMali · Bamako
2013-09-29 – 2013-10-02VisitBelgium · Brussels
2013-11-03 – 2013-11-07VisitAngola · Luanda
2013-11-18 – 2013-11-20Visit SummitKuwait · Kuwait City
2013-12-09VisitAngola · Luanda
2014-04-02 – 2014-04-03Visit SummitBelgium · Brussels
2014-06-20 – 2014-06-23VisitSeychelles · Victoria
2014-06-30Visit SummitAngola · Luanda
2014-07-17 – 2014-07-23Visit SummitTimor-Leste · Dili
2014-08-04 – 2014-08-07Visit SummitUnited States of America · Washington
2015-01-30 – 2015-01-31Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2015-05-30VisitNigeria · Abuja
2015-06-14 – 2015-06-15Visit SummitSouth Africa · Johannesburg
2015-06-16 – 2015-06-18VisitAngola · Luanda
2015-10-26 – 2015-10-29Visit SummitKenya · Nairobi
2015-11-09 – 2015-11-18Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2015-11-12Visit SummitMalta · Valletta
2015-12-14 – 2015-12-16VisitCuba · Havana
2016-06-04 – 2016-06-05Visit SummitSenegal · Dakar
2016-06-23 – 2016-06-24VisitItaly · RomeAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
2016-10-31 – 2016-11-01Visit SummitBrazil · BrasíliaAgreement signedHigh-level politics
2016-12-05 – 2016-12-06Visit SummitSenegal · Dakar
2016-12-17 – 2016-12-18Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja
2017-01-09 – 2017-01-10VisitPortugal · Lisbon
2017-01-29 – 2017-01-31Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2017-03-21 – 2017-03-23VisitPortugal · Lisbon
Show all 71 engagements
DateTypeDestinationAgreements
2017-03-24 – 2017-03-26VisitSpain · Madrid
2017-06-04 – 2017-06-05Visit SummitLiberia · Monrovia
2017-07-10VisitBelgium · Brussels
2017-09-26VisitAngola · Luanda
2017-09-30 – 2017-10-01VisitUnited States of America · Washington
2017-11-20VisitBrazil · Brasília
2017-11-22 – 2017-11-26VisitPortugal · Lisbon
2017-12-16 – 2017-12-17Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja
2018-09-24 – 2018-09-26Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2018-12-12 – 2018-12-13VisitNetherlands · The Hague
2019-01-01 – 2019-01-02VisitBrazil · Brasília
2019-02-17 – 2019-02-20Visit SummitPortugal · Lisbon
2019-04-02VisitSenegal · Dakar
2019-05-03 – 2019-05-06VisitGermany · Berlin
2019-06-18 – 2019-06-19Visit SummitBelgium · Brussels
2019-09-26 – 2019-09-28Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2019-10-23 – 2019-10-25Visit SummitRussia · Moscow
2019-11-16 – 2019-11-17VisitVatican · Vatican City
2019-12-05 – 2019-12-06VisitSenegal · Dakar
2019-12-21 – 2019-12-22Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja
2020-01-15VisitMozambique · Maputo
2020-02-08 – 2020-02-10Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2021-01-14 – 2021-01-15VisitGuinea-Bissau · Bissau
2021-01-18 – 2021-01-21Visit SummitGuinea-Bissau · Bissau
2021-06-19 – 2021-06-20Visit SummitGhana · Accra
2021-06-20 – 2021-06-23VisitEquatorial Guinea · MalaboAgreement signedConsular Agreement
2021-07-16 – 2021-07-17Visit SummitAngola · Luanda
2021-07-28 – 2021-08-02VisitBrazil · Brasília
2021-07-28VisitPortugal · Lisbon
2021-09-22Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2021-11-05 – 2021-11-06VisitSenegal · Dakar

Cite this profile

Ozturk, Y., Atabas, H., Guler, E., Duyar, B., & Yucel, R. (2026). Leaders' Visits & Agreements Database [Data set]. Africa Foundation. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22898778 [Jorge Carlos Fonseca leader profile. Accessed 26 September 2026. https://lead-database.netlify.app/leaders/jorge-carlos-fonseca.html]