Basílio Mosso Ramos (born January 17, 1952) is a

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an politician who was the 5th president of the

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from 2011 to 2016. He came to politics as a PAICV member. He went to several European universities including the

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(or Leuven) where he studied sociology and later received his alma mater and the

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. He was the Cape Verdean deputy and minister of Health in 2002. He later became the 5th president of the National Assembly from 11 March 2011 to 20 April 2016. He succeeded

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and was succeeded by Jorge Pedro Mauricio dos Santos.''Jorge Santos garante isenção e imparcialidade na condução dos trabalhos parlamentares'' ''

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'', 21-04-2016 onsulta: 16 juliol 2016

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External links

Biography at the National Assembly website
(pdf) 1952 births Living people People from Sal, Cape Verde African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde politicians Cape Verdean sociologists African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde politicians University of Lisbon alumni Catholic University of Leuven alumni Presidents of the National Assembly (Cape Verde) {{CapeVerde-politician-stub