Amílcar Cabral was assassinated in Conakry in 1973, and party leadership fell to Aristides Pereira, who later became the first president of the Republic of Cape Verde.
Amilcar Cabral byl v roce 1973 zavražděn v Conakry, takže Aristides Pereira se stal jediným vůdcem strany a později prvním prezidentem Kapverd (Republic of Cape Verde).