Cabo Verde

National Assembly

Political system: Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament: Unicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Historical data on women

Data on women’s right to vote and to stand for election, the date at which the first woman entered parliament, and female Heads of State or Government

Women's suffrage

Date of independence: 1975
Notes: No information available
Year of first woman in parliament: 1975
Year of first woman speaker: Not applicable

Notes: No woman has occupied the function of Speaker in the country.

Women’s right to vote

Women’s right to vote: 1975
National or local: National
Restricted or universal suffrage: Universal

Women’s right to vote: 1989
National or local: Local
Restricted or universal suffrage: Universal

Notes: Prior to independence, under Portuguese administration, women voted for the first time on 15 April 1975. independence.Universal suffrage was extended to the local level in July1989.

Women’s right to stand for election

Women's right to stand for election: 1975
National or local: National
Restricted or universal: No information available

Women's right to stand for election: 1989
National or local: Local
Restricted or universal: No information available