Background
Duarte was born on the island of Brava, one of the Cape Verde Islands.
Duarte was born on the island of Brava, one of the Cape Verde Islands.
His election occurred in the centenary year of the denomination. When Cape Verde received its independence from Portugal, the new government asked Duarte to go to Moscow to study electrical engineering. He declined the offer and began to preach.
Duarte holds two masters degrees.
One in leadership from California"s Azusa Pacific University. and another one in Business Administration from Northwest Nazarene University. He also received an honorary Doctorate degree in 2009 from Africa Nazarene University, in Nairobi Kenya.
Doctor Duarte speaks several languages, including English, Portuguese and three African languages. He was ordained at the Cape Verde District Assembly in 1981 by general superintendent Orville Jenkins.
They live in Lenexa, Kansas, United States of America.
