List of presidents of São Tomé and Príncipe

President of the
Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
President of the; Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
Presidente da República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe
	Coat of arms of São Tomé and Príncipe
	Incumbent; Carlos Vila Nova; since 2 October 2021
Type	Head of state
Residence	Presidential Palace, São Tomé
Term length	5 years
Formation	12 July 1975
First holder	Manuel Pinto da Costa
Salary	60,830,000 dobras annually[1]

This article lists the presidents 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 president in 1975. Manuel Pinto da Costa was the first person to hold the office, taking effect on 12 July 1975. The incumbent is Carlos Vila Nova, having taken office on 2 October 2021.

List of officeholders

Denotes Acting President

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Elected
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Elected
1		Manuel Pinto da Costa (born 1937)	12 July 1975	4 March 1991	15 years, 235 days	MLSTP/PSD	—
–		Leonel Mário d'Alva (born 1935)	4 March 1991	3 April 1991	30 days	PCD	—
2		Miguel Trovoada (born 1936)	3 April 1991	15 August 1995 (deposed)	4 years, 134 days	ADI	1991
–		Lieutenant Manuel Quintas de Almeida (1957–2006) Chairman of the National Salvation Junta	15 August 1995	21 August 1995	8 days	Military	—
(2)		Miguel Trovoada (born 1936)	21 August 1995	3 September 2001	6 years, 19 days	ADI	1996
3		Fradique de Menezes (born 1942)	3 September 2001	16 July 2003 (deposed)	1 year, 316 days	MDFM – PL	2001
–		Major Fernando Pereira (born 1963) Chairman of the Military Junta of National Salvation	16 July 2003	23 July 2003	7 days	Military	—
(3)		Fradique de Menezes (born 1942)	23 July 2003	3 September 2011	8 years, 42 days	MDFM – PL	2006
(1)		Manuel Pinto da Costa (born 1937)	3 September 2011	3 September 2016	5 years	Independent	2011
4		Evaristo Carvalho (born 1941)	3 September 2016	2 October 2021	5 years, 103 days	ADI	2016
5		Carlos Vila Nova (born 1959)	2 October 2021	Incumbent	74 days	ADI	2021

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