Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 7 December 1980.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut, (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p193 The country was a one-party state at the time, with the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) as the sole legal party.Elections in Cape Verde African Elections Database Its leader was Aristides Pereira. The PAIGC presented a list of 63 candidates and three substitutes to voters to approve.
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