| 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 |
| 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% |
| Nominee2: | Carlos Veiga |
| Party2: | Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde) |
| Popular Vote2: | 75,815 |
| Percentage2: | 49.996% |
| 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 |
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.[1] Pires, a former Prime Minister, took office on 22 March 2001, replacing António Mascarenhas Monteiro, who stood down after completing two terms in office.