List of presidents of São Tomé and Príncipe

The following is a list of presidents of São Tomé and Príncipe, since the establishment of the office of president in 1975.

President of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
Coat of arms of São Tomé and Príncipe
Incumbent Carlos Vila Nova since 2 October 2021
Residence	Presidential Palace, São Tomé
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	Manuel Pinto da Costa
Formation	12 July 1975
Salary	60,830,000 dobras annually[1]

Presidents of São Tomé and Príncipe (1975–present)

No.	Portrait	President	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Election
1		Costa, ManuelManuel Pinto da Costa (born 1937)	12 July 1975	4 March 1991	15 years, 235 days	MLSTP–PSD	—
–		d'Alva, LeonelLeonel Mário d'Alva (born 1935) Acting	4 March 1991	3 April 1991	30 days	Democratic Convergence Party (São Tomé and Príncipe)	—
2		Trovoada, MiguelMiguel Trovoada (born 1937) [lower-alpha 1]	3 April 1991	3 September 2001	10 years, 153 days	ADI	1991 1996
N/A		Almeida, ManuelLieutenant Manuel Quintas de Almeida (1957–2006) Chairman of the National Salvation Junta	15 August 1995	23 August 1995	8 days	Military of São Tomé and Príncipe	—
3		Menezes, FradiqueFradique de Menezes (born 1942) [lower-alpha 2]	3 September 2001	3 September 2011	10 years, 0 days	MDFM – PL	2001 2006
N/A		Pereira, FernandoMajor Fernando Pereira (born 1963) Chairman of the Military Junta of National Salvation	16 July 2003	23 July 2003	7 days	Military of São Tomé and Príncipe	—
(1)		Costa, ManuelManuel Pinto da Costa (born 1937)	3 September 2011	3 September 2016	5 years, 0 days	Independent	2011
4		Carvalho, EvaristoEvaristo Carvalho (1941–2022)	3 September 2016	2 October 2021	5 years, 29 days	ADI	2016
5		Vila Nova, CarlosCarlos Vila Nova (born 1959)	2 October 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 33 days	ADI	2021

Notes

1. Briefly deposed in the 1995 coup d'état.
2. Briefly deposed in the 2003 coup d'état.

References

1. "ESTRUTURA REMUNERATÓRIA - INAC". financas.gov.st.

Other websites

• World Statesmen – São Tomé and Príncipe