Victor Borges
Foreign Minister of Cape Verde
In office
2004  27 June 2008
PresidentPedro Pires
Preceded byFátima Veiga
Succeeded byJosé Brito
Personal details
Born (1955-05-24) 24 May 1955
Assomada, Santiago, Portuguese Cape Verde
Political partyPAICV
OccupationPolitician

Víctor Manuel Barbosa Borges (born 24 May 1955 in Assomada, Santa Catarina, Santiago) is a Cape Verdean politician. He was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the country in April 2004. In April 2004, he visited Paris, France. He made another visit to France and met Brigitte Girardin on October 7, 2005. On October 30, 2006, he made his third visit to Paris and signed the Partnership Document. In November 2007, he signed a Special Partnership with the European Union. Borges visited Paris again in 2008 and met with Alain Joyandet, Secretary of State for Cooperation and Francophony and Brice Hortefeux, Minister for Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Development Solidarity. After four years as Minister of Foreign Affairs, he was replaced and left out of the government that was named on 27 June 2008.[1]

References

  1. "Profunda remodelação governamental em Cabo Verde", Panapress, June 27, 2008 (in Portuguese).


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