| Election Name: | 1996 Cape Verdean presidential election |
| Country: | Cape Verde |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1991 Cape Verdean presidential election |
| Previous Year: | 1991 |
| Next Election: | 2001 Cape Verdean presidential election |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
| Election Date: | 18 February 1996 |
| Registered: | 207,146 |
| Turnout: | 43.79% |
| Nominee1: | |
| Party1: | Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde) |
| Popular Vote1: | 81,821 |
| Percentage1: | 92.11% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | António Monteiro |
| Before Party: | MpD |
| After Election: | António Monteiro |
| After Party: | MpD |
Presidential elections were held in Cape Verde on 18 February 1996. Only one candidate, incumbent António Mascarenhas Monteiro of the Movement for Democracy, contested the election. He was re-elected with around 92.1% of the vote.[1]