The following lists events that happened during

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

in the

Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...

Incumbents

* President:

Fradique de Menezes Fradique Bandeira Melo de Menezes (born March 21, 1942) is a São Toméan politician who was the third president of São Tomé and Príncipe from 2001 to 2011. Early life Menezes was born on the then Portuguese colony of São Tomé in 1942, the s ...

* Prime Minister:

Maria do Carmo Silveira Maria do Carmo Trovoada Pires de Carvalho Silveira (born 14 February 1961) served as the 13th prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe from 8 June 2005 to 21 April 2006. Background She was educated as an economist at the Donetsk National Univers ...

(until 21 April),

Tomé Vera Cruz Tomé Soares da Vera Cruz (born 23 July 1956) was the 14th prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe from April 2006 to February 2008. He is also Secretary-General of the Force for Change Democratic Movement-Liberal Party (MDFM-PL). In addition t ...

(from 21 April)

Events

Parque Natural Obô de São Tomé The Obô Natural Park of São Tomé ( pt, Parque Natural Obô de São Tomé) is a natural park of São Tomé and Príncipe, covering of the island of São Tomé Island, São Tomé. It was established in 2006, but yet to be assigned an IUCN protec ...

and

Parque Natural Obô do Príncipe The Obô Natural Park of Príncipe ( pt, Parque Natural Obô do Príncipe) is a natural park of São Tomé and Príncipe, covering 85 km2 of the island of Príncipe. It was established in 2006.São Toméan legislative election took place *April: the

XI Constitutional Government of São Tomé and Príncipe The XI Constitutional Government of São Tomé and Príncipe (Portuguese: ''XI Governo Constitucional de São Tomé e Príncipe'') was a government of São Tomé and Príncipe The Government of São Tomé and Príncipe (Portuguese language, Portugu ...

began *18 May - Francisco da Silva succeeded

Dionísio Tomé Dias Dionísio Tomé Dias (born 11 August 1943) is a São Toméan politician. He was President of the country's National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, o ...

as President of the National Assembly *20 June:

João Paulo Cassandra João Paulo Cassandra (born 1961) is a São Toméan politician. He was President of the Regional Government of Príncipe Príncipe is the smaller, northern major island of the country of São Tomé and Príncipe lying off the west coast of A ...

becomes

President of the Regional Government of Príncipe President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese fu ...

*30 July: the São Toméan presidential election took place *5 October:

José Cassandra José Cardoso Cassandra (born 17 February 1964 in Príncipe) is a São Toméan politician. He was President of the Regional Government of Príncipe Príncipe is the smaller, northern major island of the country of São Tomé and Príncipe ly ...

becomes President of the Regional Government of Príncipe

References

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São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe (; pt, São Tomé e Príncipe (); English: " Saint Thomas and Prince"), officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe ( pt, República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe), is a Portuguese-speaking i ...

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