List of presidents of São Tomé and Príncipe

President of the
Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
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

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

Presidents of São Tomé and Príncipe (1975–present)

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No.		President	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Election
[[File:\|100px\|Manuel Pinto da Costa]]	Costa, ManuelManuel Pinto da Costa (born 1937)	12 July 1975	4 March 1991	15 years, 235 days	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/M' not found.	—
–	[[File:\|100px\|Leonel Mário d'Alva]]	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	[[File:\|100px\|Miguel Trovoada]]	Trovoada, MiguelMiguel Trovoada (born 1937) ^[a]	3 April 1991	3 September 2001	10 years, 153 days	ADI	1991 1996
[[File:\|100px\|Manuel Quintas de Almeida]]	Almeida, ManuelLieutenant Manuel Quintas de Almeida (1957–2006) Chairman of the National Salvation Junta	15 August 1995	23 August 1995	8 days	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/M' not found.	—
3	[[File:\|100px\|Fradique de Menezes]]	Menezes, FradiqueFradique de Menezes (born 1942) ^[b]	3 September 2001	3 September 2011	10 years, 0 days	MDFM – PL	2001 2006
[[File:\|100px\|Fernando Pereira]]	Pereira, FernandoMajor Fernando Pereira (born 1963) Chairman of the Military Junta of National Salvation	16 July 2003	23 July 2003	7 days	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/M' not found.	—
(1)	[[File:\|100px\|Manuel Pinto da Costa]]	Costa, ManuelManuel Pinto da Costa (born 1937)	3 September 2011	3 September 2016	5 years, 0 days	Independent	2011
4	[[File:\|100px\|Evaristo Carvalho]]	Carvalho, EvaristoEvaristo Carvalho (1941–2022)	3 September 2016	2 October 2021	5 years, 29 days	ADI	2016
5	[[File:\|100px\|Carlos Vila Nova]]	Vila Nova, CarlosCarlos Vila Nova (born 1959)	2 October 2021	Incumbent	2 years, 198 days	ADI	2021

Notes

↑ Briefly deposed in the 1995 coup d'état.
↑ Briefly deposed in the 2003 coup d'état.

References

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

Other websites

World Statesmen – São Tomé and Príncipe

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[2] Briefly deposed in the 1995 coup d'état.

[3] Briefly deposed in the 2003 coup d'état.

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

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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]