Complex sentence: On January 31,2014, three candidates ran for rector which was the first time in Cape Verdean history that a Cape Verdean university rector would be directly chosen by the student body, professors as well as by the staff.
Split into simpler sentences: On January 31,2014, three candidates ran for rector. It was the first time in Cape Verdean history that a university rector would be directly chosen by the student body, faculty members as well as by the staff.