Heads of state of São Tomé and Príncipe
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[edit] Latest election
| Candidates, parties | Votes | % |
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| Fradique de Menezes, Force for Change Democratic Movement-Liberal Party | 34,859 | 60.6 |
| Patrice Trovoada, Independent Democratic Action | 22,339 | 38.8 |
| Nilo Guimarães | 342 | 0.6 |
| Total (Turnout 64.9%) | 57,540 | 100.0 |
| Registered voters | 91,119 | |
| Total votes cast | 59,178 | |
| Invalid votes | 1,638 | |
Source: African Election Database.
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[edit] List of Heads of State of São Tomé and Príncipe
| Tenure | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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| 12 July 1975 to 3 April 1991 | Manuel Pinto da Costa, President | MLSTP | |
| 3 April 1991 to 15 August 1995 | Miguel Trovoada, President | n-p, ADI | The country’s first democratically elected president |
| 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 | Re-elected in 1996 |
| 3 September 2001 to 16 July 2003 | Fradique de Menezes, President | ADI, MDFM-PL | |
| 16 July 2003 to 23 July 2003 | Fernando Pereira, Chairman of the Military Junta of National Salvation | mil | |
| 23 July 2003 to present | Fradique de Menezes, President | MDFM-PL |
[edit] 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 |
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