2001 Cape Verdean presidential election

{{Infobox election

| country = Cape Verde

| type = presidential

| previous_election = 1996 Cape Verdean presidential election

| previous_year = 1996

| next_election = 2006 Cape Verdean presidential election

| next_year = 2006

| election_date = 11 February 2001 (first round)
25 February 2001 (second round)

| registered = 260,209

| opinion_polls =

| turnout = 51.68% (first round), 58.95% (second round)

| image1 = Secretary Alphonso Jackson with Pedro Pires (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Pedro Pires

| party1 = African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde

| popular_vote1 = 75,827

| percentage1 = 50.004%

| image2 = Carlos Veiga VOA (cropped).jpg

| nominee2 = Carlos Veiga

| party2 = Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde)

| popular_vote2 = 75,815

| percentage2 = 49.996%

| title = President

| before_election = António Mascarenhas Monteiro

| before_party = African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde

| after_election = Pedro Pires

| after_party = African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde

}}{{Politics of Cape Verde}}

Presidential elections were held in Cape Verde on 11 February 2001, with a second round on 25 February after no candidate achieved outright victory in the first round. The result was a victory for Pedro Pires of the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde, who defeated Carlos Veiga of the Movement for Democracy by just twelve votes.[http://africanelections.tripod.com/cv.html Elections in Cape Verde] African Elections Database Pires, a former Prime Minister, took office on 22 March 2001, replacing António Mascarenhas Monteiro, who stood down after completing two terms in office.