Manuel Quintas de Almeida
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Manuel Quintas de Almeida (1957? – 26 December 2006) was a lieutenant in the military of São Tomé and Príncipe. He led a coup against the democratically elected government of President Miguel Trovoada on 15 August 1995, but relinquished power on 21 August as part of an agreement.
In the 1970s, Almeida was a member of the MLSTP party youth. He was trained in surface artillery at the Escola Comandante Benedito in Luanda, Angola (1978) and later became a member of ex-Head of State Manuel Pinto da Costa's presidential guard.
He died on 26 December 2006 during a stay in Portugal for unspecified health reasons. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Morreu Manuel Quintas de Almeida", Jornal de São Tomé e Príncipe, 28 December 2006.
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