List of heads of state of São Tomé and Príncipe

President of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
Coat of arms of São Tomé and Príncipe
Incumbent Manuel Pinto da Costa since 3 September 2011
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	Manuel Pinto da Costa
Formation	12 July 1975

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Presidents of São Tomé and Príncipe (1975–Present)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe	Independence from Portugal
(República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe)
12 July 1975 to 4 March 1991		Manuel Pinto da Costa, President	MLSTP	1st Term
4 March 1991 to 3 April 1991		Leonel Mário d'Alva, Interim President	MLSTP
3 April 1991 to 15 August 1995		Miguel Trovoada, President	n-p, ADI	The country’s first democratically elected president; deposed
15 August 1995 to 21 August 1995		Manuel Quintas de Almeida, Chairman of the National Salvation Junta	Mil
21 August 1995 to 3 September 2001		Miguel Trovoada, President	ADI	Restored; re-elected in 1996
3 September 2001 to 16 July 2003		Fradique de Menezes, 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, President	MDFM-PL	Restored; re-elected in 2006
3 September 2011 to Present		Manuel Pinto da Costa, President	n-p	2nd Term

Affiliations

ADI	Acçao Democrática Independente
	(Independent Democratic Action) centrist
MDFM-PL	Movimento Democrático das Forças de Mudança-Partido Liberal
	(Force for Change Democratic Movement-Liberal Party)
MLSTP	Movimento de Libertação de São Tomé e Príncipe
	(Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe) socialist, only legal party 1975-1990
Mil	Military
n-p	non-partisan

Latest election

Main article: São Tomé and Príncipe presidential election, 2011

 Summary of the 17 July and 7 August 2011 São Tomé and Príncipe presidential election results

Candidates – Nomating parties	First round		Second round
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Manuel Pinto da Costa – independent	21,457	35.62	35,112	52.88
Evaristo Carvalho – Independent Democratic Action	13,125	21.79	31,287	47.12
Delfim Neves – Democratic Convergence Party – Reflection Group and Force for Change Democratic Movement – Liberal Party	8,652	14.36
Maria das Neves – independent	8,461	14.04
Elsa Pinto – independent	2,682	4.45
Aurélio Martins – Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party	2,445	4.06
Filinto Costa Alegre – independent	2,401	3.99
Hélder Barros – independent	414	0.69
Jorge Coelho – independent	401	0.67
Manuel de Deus Lima – independent	208	0.35
Valid votes	60,246	95.13	66,399	96.81
Invalid votes	2,822	4.87	2,191	3.19
Total votes	63,328	100.00	68,590	100.00
Voter turnout	68.4%		74.0%
Source: African Election Database

See also

• São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Heads of Government of São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Presidents of the Regional Government of Príncipe
  • 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