| President of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe |
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Coat of arms of São Tomé and Príncipe |
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| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Manuel Pinto da Costa |
| Formation | 12 July 1975 |
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(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Candidates – Nomating parties | First round | Second round | ||
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| 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 | ||||
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