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s of
São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main isla ...
, an
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in the
Gulf of Guinea The Gulf of Guinea (French language, French: ''Golfe de Guinée''; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Golfo de Guinea''; Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Golfo da Guiné'') is the northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean from Cape Lopez i ...
off the western equatorial coast of
Central Africa Central Africa (French language, French: ''Afrique centrale''; Spanish language, Spanish: ''África central''; Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''África Central'') is a subregion of the African continent comprising various countries accordin ...
, since the establishment of the office of president in 1975.
Manuel Pinto da Costa Manuel Pinto da Costa (born 5 August 1937) is a São Tomé and Príncipe, Santomean economist and politician who served as the first president of São Tomé and Príncipe from 1975 to 1991. He again served as president from 2011 to 2016. Life a ...
was the first person to hold the office, taking effect on 12 July 1975. The incumbent is
Carlos Vila Nova Carlos Manuel Vila Nova (born 27 July 1959) is a São Toméan politician who is the fifth and current president of São Tomé and Príncipe, since 2 October 2021. He served as the minister of Public Works and Natural Resources (2010–2012) and ...
, having taken office on 2 October 2021.


Term limits

As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the
Constitution of São Tomé and Príncipe The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe () was first approved on 5 November 1975. There were revisions in 1980, 1987, 1990, and 2002. See also * 1990 São Toméan constitutional referendum References External li ...
. The first president for whom the term limits applied was Trovoada in 2001.


List of officeholders

;Political parties ;Other factions ;Symbols


Timeline


See also

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Politics of São Tomé and Príncipe The politics of São Tomé and Príncipe takes place in a framework of a unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of São Tomé and Príncipe is head of state and the Prime Minister of São Tomé an ...
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List of prime ministers of São Tomé and Príncipe This article lists the prime ministers of São Tomé and Príncipe, an island country in the Gulf of Guinea off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa, since the establishment of the office of prime minister of Portuguese São Tomé and ...
* List of presidents of the Regional Government of Príncipe *
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities () is a Ministry (government department), ministry of the Government of São Tomé and Príncipe. The current minister is Edite Tenjua, appointed in 2020. List of ministers This is a ...
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List of governors of Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe The List of islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, islands of São Tomé and Príncipe were discovered and claimed by Portugal in the 1470s. A Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe, Portuguese colony was established in 1485. Each island was gove ...


References


External links


World Statesmen – São Tomé and Príncipe
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Presidents 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: Arts and entertainment Film and television *''Præsidenten ...
1975 establishments in São Tomé and Príncipe