Arnaldo Carlos de Vasconcelos França (December 15, 1925 – August 18, 2015) was a Cape Verdean politician, economist and historian.

Life and career França was born December 15, 1925 in Praia, to Dulce Monteiro Vieira de Vasconcelos and Arnaldo de França Castro e Moura.

He served as the minister of finance, between 1990 and 1991.

He was also revered as a historian and literary critic, publishing sobre poesia e ficção cabo-verdianas in 1962.

He died August 18, 2015, aged 89.

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