Presidents of São Tomé and Príncipe (1975–Present)

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two islands: São Tomé and Príncipe, located about apart and about , respectively, off...	Independence from Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
(República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two islands: São Tomé and Príncipe, located about apart and about , respectively, off... )
12 July 1975 to 4 March 1991		Manuel Pinto da Costa Manuel Pinto da Costa Manuel Pinto da Costa is a Santoméan economist and politician who served as the first President of São Tomé and Príncipe from 1975 to 1991. He was again elected as President in August 2011 and took office on 3 September 2011.... , President	MLSTP	1st Term
4 March 1991 to 3 April 1991		Leonel Mário d'Alva Leonel Mário d'Alva Leonel Mário d'Alva is a São Toméan politician. He served as Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe from 21 December 1974 until 12 July 1975, when the country gained independence from Portugal.... , Interim President	MLSTP
3 April 1991 to 15 August 1995		Miguel Trovoada Miguel Trovoada Miguel dos Anjos da Cunha Lisboa Trovoada was Prime Minister and President of São Tomé and Príncipe. Currently he is the Executive Secretary of the Gulf of Guinea Commission.-Background:... , President	n-p, ADI	The country’s first democratically elected president; deposed
15 August 1995 to 21 August 1995		Manuel Quintas de Almeida Manuel Quintas de Almeida Manuel Quintas de Almeida was a lieutenant in the military of São Tomé and Príncipe.-August 15, 1995 coup d'état:He led a coup against the democratically elected government of President Miguel Trovoada on 15 August 1995.... , Chairman of the National Salvation Junta	Mil
21 August 1995 to 3 September 2001		Miguel Trovoada Miguel Trovoada Miguel dos Anjos da Cunha Lisboa Trovoada was Prime Minister and President of São Tomé and Príncipe. Currently he is the Executive Secretary of the Gulf of Guinea Commission.-Background:... , President	ADI	Restored; re-elected in 1996
3 September 2001 to 16 July 2003		Fradique de Menezes Fradique de Menezes Fradique Bandeira Melo de Menezes was the President of São Tomé and Príncipe from 2003 to 2011.-Early life:Menezes was born on the then Portuguese colony of São Tomé in 1942, the son of a Portuguese man and a local woman. He attended high school in Portugal... , President	ADI, MDFM-PL	Deposed
16 July 2003 to 23 July 2003		Fernando Pereira, Chairman of the Military Junta of National Salvation	Mil
23 July 2003 to 3 September 2011		Fradique de Menezes Fradique de Menezes Fradique Bandeira Melo de Menezes was the President of São Tomé and Príncipe from 2003 to 2011.-Early life:Menezes was born on the then Portuguese colony of São Tomé in 1942, the son of a Portuguese man and a local woman. He attended high school in Portugal... , President	MDFM-PL	Restored; re-elected in 2006
3 September 2011 to Present		Manuel Pinto da Costa Manuel Pinto da Costa Manuel Pinto da Costa is a Santoméan economist and politician who served as the first President of São Tomé and Príncipe from 1975 to 1991. He was again elected as President in August 2011 and took office on 3 September 2011.... , President	n-p	2nd Term

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• São Tomé and Príncipe
  São Tomé and Príncipe
  São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two islands: São Tomé and Príncipe, located about apart and about , respectively, off...
  
  
  • Heads of Government of São Tomé and Príncipe
    Heads of government of São Tomé and Príncipe
    -Prime Ministers of São Tomé and Príncipe :-Affiliations:-See also:*São Tomé and Príncipe**Heads of State of São Tomé and Príncipe...
    
    
  • Presidents of the Regional Government of Príncipe
    Presidents of the Regional Government of Príncipe
    -See also:*São Tomé and Príncipe**Heads of State of São Tomé and Príncipe**Heads of Government of São Tomé and Príncipe**Foreign Ministers of São Tomé and Príncipe**Colonial Heads of São Tomé and Príncipe*Lists of Incumbents...
    
    
  • Foreign Ministers of São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Colonial Heads of São Tomé and Príncipe
• Lists of Incumbents

External links

• World Statesmen - São Tomé and Príncipe