The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Cape Verde. Incumbents President: Jorge Carlos Fonseca Prime Minister: José Maria Neves (until 22 June), José Ulisses Correia e Silva (from 22 June) Events January 20: Tarrafal camp museum in Santiago Island opened by Prime Minister José Maria Neves and the Portuguese Premier António Costa March 20: the 2016 parliamentary election took place April 20: Jorge Pedro Mauricio dos Santos president of the National Assembly April 22: Ulisses Correia e Silva Prime Minister of Cape Verde June 22: The current Correia e Silva cabinet begins September: The Prime Minister and members of his government met with the IMF to discuss the 2016 Article IV consultation. September 4: the 2016 municipal elections took place October 2: the 2016 presidential elections took place, President Jorge Carlos Fonseca was re-elected Sports CS Mindelense won the Cape Verdean Football Championship Deaths September 16: António Mascarenhas Monteiro (b. 1944), politician and Prime Minister References Years of the 21st century in Cape Verde 2010s in Cape Verde Cape Verde Cape Verde