Political Leaders: São Tomé and Príncipe

Leaders of São Tomé and Príncipe
(Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe)

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Look for biographies of the leaders (in Spanish) at CIDOB website.

Parties: ADI: Independent Democratic Action (then, MDFM); MDFM: Force for Change Democratic Movement (then, MDFM-Liberal Party, MDFM-PL); MLSTP: Liberation Movement of São Tomé and Príncipe; MLSTP-PSD: Liberation Movement of São Tomé and Príncipe-Social Democratic Party (name for MLSTP from 1990); PCD: Democratic Convergence Party; n/p: non-party

Heads of State

Presidents of the Republic
Manuel Pinto da Costa        12 Jul 1975 -  4 Mar 1991 MLSTP    
Leonel Mário d'Alva           4 Mar 1991 -  3 Apr 1991 MLSTP (interim)
Miguel dos Anjos Trovoada     3 Apr 1991 - 15 Aug 1995 n/p, ADI

Chairman of the Military Junta
Manuel Quintas de Almeida    15 Aug 1995 - 21 Aug 1995 military 

Presidents of the Republic
Miguel dos Anjos Trovoada    21 Aug 1995 -  3 Sep 2001 ADI
Fradique de Menezes           3 Sep 2001 - 16 Jul 2003 ADI, MDFM        

Chairman of the Military Junta of National Salvation
Fernando Pereira             16 Jul 2003 - 23 Jul 2003 military    

President of the Republic
Fradique de Menezes          23 Jul 2003 -             MDFM

Prime ministers

Leonel Mário d'Alva          21 Dec 1974 - 12 Jul 1975 MLSTP 
Miguel dos Anjos Trovoada    12 Jul 1975 -    Apr 1979 MLSTP         
Celestino Rocha da Costa      8 Jan 1988 -  7 Feb 1991 MLSTP   
Daniel Lima dos Santos Daio   7 Feb 1991 - 16 May 1992  
Norberto d'Alva Costa Alegre 16 May 1992 -  2 Jul 1994 PCD   
Evaristo Carvalho             7 Jul 1994 - 25 Oct 1994 ADI      
Carlos da Graça              25 Oct 1994 - 31 Dec 1995 MLSTP-PSD (discontinuing 15-21 Aug 1995)   
Armindo Vaz d'Almeida        31 Dec 1995 - 19 Nov 1996 MLSTP-PSD      
Raul Bragança Neto           19 Nov 1996 -  5 Jan 1999 MLSTP-PSD   
Guilherme Posser da Costa     5 Jan 1999 - 18 Sep 2001 MLSTP-PSD        
Evaristo Carvalho            26 Sep 2001 - 28 Mar 2002 ADI       
Gabriel Arcanjo da Costa     28 Mar 2002 -  7 Oct 2002 MDFM
Maria das Neves de Sousa      7 Oct 2002 - 18 Sep 2004 MLSTP-PSD (discontinuing 16-23 Jul 2003)
Damião Vaz d'Almeida         18 Sep 2004 -  8 Jun 2005 MLSTP-PSD  
Maria do Carmo Silveira       8 Jun 2005 - 21 Apr 2006 n/p
Tomé Vera Cruz               21 Apr 2006 - 14 Feb 2008 MDFM-PL
Patrice Emery Trovoada       14 Feb 2008 - 22 Jun 2008 ADI
Joaquim Rafael Branco        22 Jun 2008 -             MLSTP-PSD