S�o Tom� and Pr�ncipe (original) (raw)

S�o Tom� and Pr�ncipe

S�o Tom�

21 Dec 1470 S�o Tom� discovered by Jo�o de Santarem
and P�ro Escobar and claimed for Portugal.
1485 S�o Thom� a Portuguese colony (donataria).
19 Dec 1522 S�o Thom� a Portuguese crown colony.
9 Jul 1595 - 4 Jan 1596 S�o Thom� occupied by slaves during a revolt.
18 Oct 1599 - Nov 1599 Dutch occupation.
16 Oct 1641 - 6 Jan 1649 Dutch occupation.
19 Apr 1709 - 15 May 1709 French occupation.
29 Oct 1753 United with Principe to form colony of
S�o Thom� and Pr�ncipe (s.a.).

Donataries o f S�o Tom�
24 Sep 1485 - 3 Feb 1490 Jo�o de Paiva
3 Feb 1490 - 29 Jul 1493 Jo�o Pereira
29 Jul 1493 - 28 Apr 1499 �lvaro de Caminha Souto-Maior (d. 1499)
1499 � 4 Jan 1500 Vacant
4 Jan 1500 - c.1510 Fern�o de Melo
1512? - c.1516 Jo�o de Melo da C�mara
c.1516 - c.1517 Diogo de Alc��ova
c.1517 � 19 Dec 1522 Jo�o de Melo

Captains-donatary
1485 - 1490 Jo�o de Paiva
1490 - 1493 Jo�o Pereira
1493 - 1499 �lvaro de Caminha Souto-Maior (s.a.)
11 Dec 1499 - c.1512 Fern�o de Melo
1512? - c.1516 Jo�o de Melo da C�mara
c.1516 - c.1517 Diogo de Alc��ova
1517 - 19 Dec 1522 Jo�o de Mello
Captains-major
1523 - 15.. Vasco Esteves
15.. - 1531 Fern�o Lopes de Segura
1531 - c.1535 Henrique Pereira
c.1535 - 1541 Pedro Botelho (1st time)
1541 - 1545 Diogo Botelho Pereira (d. 1550)
1545 � 1546 Louren�o Fernandes da Silva
1546 - c.1554 Francisco de Barros de Paiva (d. 1560)
c.1558 - 1559 Pedro Botelho (2nd time)
1559 - 1560 Crist�v�o de Barros
1560 - 1564 Crist�v�o D�ria de Sousa
1564 - 1569 Francisco de Gouveia (d. 1577)
1569 - 1570 Francisco de Paula Teles
1570 - 1575 Diogo Salema
1575 - c.1582 Ant�nio Monteiro Maciel
c.1582 - c.1584 Ana �lvares de Chaves (f) (acting) (b. c.1520 - d. c.1600)
c.1584 - 1586 Francisco Fernandes de Figueiredo (d. 1587)
Governors
1586 - 1587 Francisco Fernandes de Figueiredo (s.a.)
1587 Martinho de Ulhoa (acting) (b. 1496 - d. 1606)
1587 - 1591 Miguel Teles de Moura (d. 1591)
1591 Gon�alo Alves (acting)
1591 - 1592 Duarte Peixoto da Silva (d. 1592)
1592 - 1593 Frei Francisco de Vila Nova de (d. 1600)
Portim�o(acting)
1593 - 1597 Fernando de Meneses
9 Jul 1595 - 4 Jan 1596 Amador Vieria -Leader (d. 1595)
(in rebellion, rules S�o Tom� except Ft. S�o Sebasti�o)
1597 - 1598 Vasco de Carvalho
1598 - 19 Oct 1599 Jo�o Barbosa da Cunha (1st time)
(acting)
Dutch Commandants 19 Oct 1599 - 24 Oct 1599 Pieter van der Does (b. 1562 - d. 1599)
24 Oct 1599 - 1599 Cloper (d. 1599)1599 - 5 Nov 1599 Leijnsen
Governors
5 Nov 1599 - 1601 Jo�o Barbosa da Cunha (2nd time)
(acting)
1601 - 1604 Ant�nio Marcel Monteiro (acting)
1604 - 1605 Rui de Sousa de Alarc�o
1605 - 1608 Pedro Botelho de Andrade
1608 - 1609 Jo�o Barbosa da Cunha (3rd time)
(acting)
25 Jan 1609 � Feb 1609 Fernando de Noronha (d. 1609)
Feb 1609 � c.Jun 1609 Jo�o Barbosa da Cunha (4th time)
(acting)
c.Jun 1609 - 1609 Fern�o Barbosa da Cunha
1609 - 1611 Constantino Lobo Tavares (d. 1611)
1611 Jo�o Barbosa da Cunha (4th time)
(acting)
1611 Francisco Teles de Meneses (d. 1611)
1611 - 1613 Lu�s Dias de Abreu (1st time) (d. 1620)
1613 - 1614 Feliciano Coelho de Carvalho (d. 1614)
1614 � 6 Jul 1614 Jer�nimo de Quintanilha, bispo (d. 1614)
de S�o Tom� e Pr�ncipe
1614 - 1616 Lu�s Dias de Abreu (2nd time) (s.a.)
1616 - 1620 Miguel Correia Baharem (d. 1620)
1620 � 26 Oct 1621 Frei Pedro da Cunha Lobo (d. 1621)
26 Oct 1621 � May 1623 F�lix Pereira
May 1623 - 1627 Jer�nimo de Melo Fernando
1627 - 1628 Andr� Gon�alves Maracote (d. 1628)
1628 � 30 Oct 1630 Louren�o Pires de T�vora (1st time)
(acting)
30 Oct 1630 - 1632 Francisco Barreto de Meneses (d. 1632)
1632 � Apr 1636 Louren�o Pires de T�vora (2nd time)
(acting)
Apr 1636 � Jul 1636 Ant�nio de Sousa Carvalho (d. 1636)
Jul 1636 Filipe Tavares Metello
Jul 1636 - 1640 Louren�o Pires de T�vora (3rd time)
(acting)
1640 Manuel Quaresma Carneiro (d. 1640)
1640 - 1641 Miguel Pereira de Mello e
Albuquerque (acting)
16 Oct 1641 - 6 Jan 1649 Dutch occupation
1641 � 8 Nov 1642 Paulo da Ponte (acting)
8 Nov 1642 - 1645 Louren�o Pires de T�vora (4th time)
1645 � 28 Sep 1656 Jer�nimo Correia de Carvalho
28 Sep 1656 - 1661 Crist�v�o de Barros e R�go
1661 - 1669 Pedro da Silva
1669 - 1671 Paulo Ferreira de Noronha
1671 - 1673 Chamber Senate
1673 � 13 Jul 1677 Juli�o de Campos Barreto
13 Jul 1677 - 1680 Bernardino Freire de Andrade
1680 � 13 Jan 1683 Jacinto de Figueiredo e Abreu (d. 1683)
13 Jan 1683 � 1683 Chamber Senate
1683 � 12 Nov 1687 Jo�o �lvares da Cunha (acting) (d. 1696)
12 Nov 1687 � 1687 Ant�nio Pereira de Brito e Lemos (d. 1687)
1687 � Jun 1689 Bento de Sousa Lima (d. 169?)
1689 - 1693 Ant�nio Pereira de Lacerda
1693 - 1694 Ant�nio Pereira de Berredo (d. 1694)
1694 � 22 Jul 1695 Chamber Senate
22 Jul 1695 � 8 Jan 1696 Jos� Pereira Sodr� (d. 1696)
8 Jan 1696 � Oct 1697 Jo�o da Costa Matos
+ Chamber Senate
Oct 1697 � Feb 1702 Manuel Ant�nio Pinheiro da C�mara
1702 � 17 Oct 1709 Jos� Correia de Castro
17 Oct 1709 - Jun 1710 Vicente Dinis Pinheiro (d. 1710)
19 Apr 1709 - 15 May 1709 ... Parent -French commander
Jun 1709 � 24 Jun 1715 Government Junta
24 Jun 1715 - 1716 Bartolomeu da Costa Ponte (acting)
1716 � Oct 1717 Chamber Senate
Oct 1717 - 1720 Ant�nio Furtado de Mendon�a
1718 - 1718 Chamber Senate
+ Jos� de Castro
(acting for Mendon�a)
1720 � 13 Apr 1722 Chamber Senate
13 Apr 1722 � 22 Oct 1727 Jos� Pinheiro da C�mara
22 Oct 1727 � 4 Jan 1731 Serafim Teixeira Sarmento de S�
4 Jan 1731 � 5 Dec 1736 Lopo de Sousa Coutinho (d. 1755)
5 Dec 1736 � May 1741 Jos� Caetano de Soto Maior (d. 1756)
May 1741 � 26 Jun 1741 Ant�nio Ferr�o de Castello Branco (d. 1741)
26 Jun 1741 - 1744 Chamber Senate
1744 Tom�s Lu�s da Concei��o, bispo (d. 1744)
de S�o Tom� e Pr�ncipe
1744 - 1745 Francisco de �lvaro Brand�o (acting)
1745 � 1747 Chamber Senate
1747 - 1748 Francisco Lu�s das Chagas (d. 1748)
1748 � 21 May 1751 Chamber Senate
21 May 1751 � 2 Jun 1751 Ant�nio Rodrigues Neves (b. 1678 - d. 1751)
2 Jun 1751 - 1754 Chamber Senate Captains-major
1758 - 1768 Jo�o Francisco de Almeida
1768 � 1780 Luis de Almeida Preto de Carvalho
1780 � 1787 Greg�rio Alves Pereira
1787 � 1788 Jo�o Antonio Teixeira de Bragan�a
1788 � 1799 Jo�o Batista e Silva de Lagos
1799 - 18.. Ant�nio Jacinto de Ara�jo
18.. � 1802 Tom�s Jos� da Costa
+ Andr� Teixeira de Sousa e Arag�o
c.1802 � 23 Sep 1810 Gabriel Antonio Franco de Castro
23 Sep 1810 � 27 Jun 1815 Jo�o Ferreira Guimar�es (d. 1818)
27 Jun 1815 � 8 Nov 1815 Raimundo Jos� da Cunha Mattos (b. 1776 - d. 1839)
8 Nov 1815 - 18.. Francisco de Sousa Carvalho
18.. - 18.. Bernardino Jos� Sim�es
18.. - 18.. Duarte Jos� da Silva

D ut ch Occupation (1641-1649)

16 Oct 1641 - 6 Jan 1649 Dutch occupy S�o Tom� and Ano Bom (Annob�n)(13 Nov
1642 - 16 Dec 1644 only in Fort St. Sebastiaan
[S�o Sebasti�o], at Dutch factory to 6 Jan 1649).

Dutch West India Company Commanders
(13 Nov 1642 - 16 Dec 1644 only in Fort St. Sebastiaan, at Dutch factory to 6 Jan 1649)
16 Oct 1641 - 31 Oct 1641 Cornelis Cornelissen Jol (b. 1597 - d. 1641)
31 Oct 1641 - 1642? Matheus Jansen
c.27 Oct 1642 Jan Coenders
c.29 Oct1642-c.16 Nov1642 Heijndrick Dominicus van der Nes
c.14 Dec 1642 Gerrit Jansen Hasenbouth
c.26 Jun 1643 Adam Tessmer
c.1645 - Sep 1648 Johan Mulder (d. 1648)
c.4 Oct 1648 - 6 Jan 1649 Laurens Jacobsen (commander)
+ Reijner Doltkens (Doeckens)(factor)

S�o Tom� and Pr�ncipe

Secretary General of the Movement for the Liberation of S�o Tom� e Pr�ncipe 1972 - Oct 1990 Manuel do Esp�rito Santo Pinto da (b. 1937)
Costa
("leading role" of the party abolished 10 Sep 1990)

Captains-general of the Islands in the Gulf of Guinea
1754 Lopo de Sousa Coutinho (d. 1754)
1754 � Feb 1758 Chamber Senate
Feb 1758 - 1761 Lu�s Henrique da Mota e Melo
1761 - 1767 Chamber Senate
1767 - 1768 Louren�o L�bo de Almeida Garc�z (d. 1768)
Palha
1768 � Nov 1770 Chamber Senate
Nov 1770 � Jul 1779 Vicente Gomes Ferreira
Jul 1779 - 1782 Jo�o Manuel da Azambuja (d. 1782)
1782 - 1786 Crist�v�o Xavier de S�
1786 � 1788 Jo�o Ant�nio Teixeira de Bragan�a
(acting)
1788 � 7 Jan 1797 Jo�o Rosendo Tavares Leotte
7 Jan 1797 � 7 Feb 1797 In�cio Francisco da N�brega (d. 1797)
Sousa Coutinho
7 Feb 1797 � 1797 Manuel Monteiro de Carvalho
(acting)
1797 � 13 Oct 1797 Ant�nio Pereira Bastos Lima Varela
Barca
+ Manuel Francisco Joaquim da Mota
(acting)
13 Oct 1797 � 1798 Francisco de Paula Leite
+ Jos� Joaquim Borges da Silva
1798 � 4 Aug 1799 Francisco Rafael de Castello de (d. 1800)
Vide
+ Jo�o da Costa Cravide
+ Jo�o Ferreira Guimar�es (d. 1818)
+ Manuel Monteiro de Carvalho
+ Joaquim Pedro Lagrange
4 Aug 1799 � 4 Oct 1802 Jo�o Baptista e Silva de Lagos
4 Oct 1802 � 31 Aug 1805 Gabriel Ant�nio Franco de Castro
31 Aug 1805 - 1815 Lu�s Joaquim Lisboa (b. 17.. - d. 1815)
1815 � 1816 Governing Junta
1816 � 1817 Lu�s de Abreu Vieira (d. 1817)
1817 Governing Junta
1817 - 1824 Felipe de Freitas
Apr 1820 - Aug 1821 Jo�o Baptista e Silva de Lagos
(from 13 Jul 1821, chairman provisional government)
(1st time)
Aug 1821 - 25 Sep 1821 Duarte Jos� da Silva
(chairman provisional government)
25 Sep 1821 - 1824 Jo�o Baptista e Silva de Lagos
(chairman provisional government)
(2nd time)
1824 - 1830 Jo�o Maria Xavier de Brito
29 Jun 1830 - 26 Sep 1833 Joaquim Bento da Fonseca (b. c.1776 - d. 18..)
1834 - 1835Provisional government
Governors of S�o Tom� e Pr�ncipe
1835 - 1836 Provisional government
1836 - 1837 Fernando Jos� Correia Henriques de (b. 1800 - d. ....)
Noronha (acting)
Aug 1837 - 2 Sep 1837 Francisco de �lva Brand�o
(chairman of the Chamber)
2 Sep 1837 - 24 Mar 1838 Leandro Jos� da Costa (1st time)
24 mar 1838 - 12 Jun 1838 Provisional government
- Filipe de Freitas Paiva Henriques
- Jacinto Pereira Carneiro
- Francisco Ferreira Coelho Cintra
1838 - 1839 Jos� Joaquim de Urbanski
1839 Jos� Fernando da Costa (acting)
(military governor)
1839 - 1843 Bernardo Jos� de Sousa Soares (b. 1795 - d. 1844)
de Andrea
5 Feb 1843 - 2 Mar 1843 Leandro Jos� da Costa (2nd time)
2 Mar 1843 - 1 May 1846 Jos� Maria Marques (1st time)
1 May 1846 � 26 Jan 1847 Chamber Senate
26 Jan 1847 � 30 Sep 1847 Leandro Jos� da Costa (3rd time)
30 Sep 1847 - 22 Nov 1847 Carlos Augusto de Morais e Almeida (b. 1807 - d. 1847)
22 Nov 1847 - 20 Jul 1848 Chamber Senate
20 Jul 1848 - 30 Jun 1849 Jos� Caetano Ren� Vimont Pess�a (d. 1849)
12 Dec 1849 - 9 Mar 1851 Leandro Jos� da Costa (4th time)
9 Mar 1851 - 20 Mar 1853 Jos� Maria Marques (2nd time)
20 Mar 1853 - 28 Jul 1855 Francisco Jos� de Pina Rolo
28 Jul 1855 - 21 Mar 1857 Adriano Maria Passal�qua (d. 1857)
21 Mar 1857 - 15 Jan 1858 Government Council (incomplete)
- Bernardo Francisco de Albuquerque
15 Jan 1858 - 29 May 1858 Francisco Ant�nio Correia (d. 1858)
29 May 1858 - 7 Feb 1859 Government Council (incomplete)
- Candido Augusto Xavier?
- Bernardo Soares Vieira da Mota
7 Feb 1859 � 8 Jul 1860 Luis Jos� Pereira e Horta (d. 1861)
8 Jul 1860 � 21 Nov 1860 Government Council (incomplete)
- Manuel de Melo
- Vicente Frederico Scarnichia
21 Nov 1860 - 8 Jul 1862 Jos� Pedro de Melo (b. 1824 - d. 1877)
8 Jul 1862 - 17 Nov 1862 Chamber Senate
17 Nov 1862 - 30 Mar 1863 Jos� Eduardo da Costa Moura
30 Mar 1863 - 8 Jan 1864 Jo�o Baptista Brunachy (1st time) (d. 1884)
8 Jan 1864 - 2 Aug 1865 Estanislau Xavier de Assun��o e (b. 18.. - d. ...)
Almeida (1st time)
2 Aug 1865 - 30 Jul 1867 Jo�o Baptista Brunachy (2nd time) (s.a.)
30 Jul 1867 - 30 Sep 1867 Ant�nio Joaquim Gomes da Fonseca (b. 1839 - d. 1870)
30 Sep 1867 - 30 May 1869 Estanislau Xavier de Assun��o e (s.a.)
Almeida (2nd time)
30 May 1869 - 7 Oct 1872 Pedro Carlos de Aguiar Craveiro (b. 1834 - d. ....)
Lopes
7 Oct 1872 - Jul 1873 Jo�o Cl�maco de Carvalho (b. 1856 - d. 1873)
Jul 1873 � 28 Oct 1873 Government Council
28 Oct 1873 - 6 Sep 1876 Greg�rio Jos� Ribeiro (b. 1829 - d. 1884)
6 Sep 1876 � 1 Nov 1876 Government Council
1 Nov 1876 - 26 Sep 1879 Estanislau Xavier de Assump��o e (s.a.)
Almeida (3rd time)
26 Sep 1879 - 28 Nov 1879 Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do (b. 1844 - d. 1923)
Amaral
28 Nov 1879 - 3 Jan 1880 Cust�dio Miguel de Borja (1st time) (b. 1849 - d. 1911)
(acting)
3 Jan 1880 - 30 Dec 1881 Vicente Pinheiro L�bo Machado de (b. 1852 - d. 1922)
Mello e Almada, visconde de
Pindela
30 Dec 1881 - 26 Jan 1882 Augusto Maria Le�o (acting)
26 Jan 1882 - 23 May 1884 Francisco Teixeira da Silva (b. 1826 - d. 1894)
23 May 1884 � 24 May 1884 Ant�nio Augusto Crispiniano da
Fonseca (acting)
24 May 1884 - 25 Aug 1886 Cust�dio Miguel de Borja (2nd time) (s.a.)
8 Aug 1885 � 19 Sep 1885 Augusto Cesar de Moura Cabral (b. 1848 - d. ....)
(acting for Borja)
25 Sep 1885 � 25 Feb 1886 Augusto Cesar de Moura Cabral (s.a.)
(acting for Borja)
25 Aug 1886 - 9 Mar 1890 Augusto C�sar Rodrigues Sarmento (b. 1835 - d. ....)
9 Mar 1890 - 26 Jun 1891 Firmino Jos� da Costa
26 Jun 1891 - 8 Dec 1894 Francisco Eug�nio Pereira de (b. 1848 - d. 1895)
Miranda
8 Dec 1894 - 8 Apr 1895 Jaime Lobo de Brito Godins (acting)
8 Apr 1895 - 16 Mar 1897 Cipriano Leite Pereira Jardim (b. 1841 - d. 1913)
16 Mar 1897 � 5 Apr 1897 Artur de Almeida Ribeiro (b. 1865 - d. 1943)
(president of Government Council)
5 Apr 1897 - 5 Apr 1899 Joaquim da Gra�a Correia e Lan�a (b. 1856 - d. 1900)
5 Apr 1899 - 3 Jan 1901 Am�ncio de Alpoim Cerqueira (b. c.1860 - d. 1912)
Borges Cabral
3 Jan 1901 - 8 May 1901 Francisco Maria Peixoto Vieira
(acting)
8 May 1901 - 1 Oct 1902 Joaquim Xavier de Brito
1 Oct 1902 � 8 Oct 1902 Bernardo Correia de Castro (b. 1866 - d. 1912)
Sep�lveda(1st time)(acting)
8 Oct 1902 - 17 May 1903 Jo�o Abel Antunes de Mesquita (b. 1848 - d. 19..)
Guimar�es
17 May 1903 � 7 Jun 1903 Bernardo Correia de Castro (s.a.)
Sep�lveda (2nd time)(acting)
7 Jun 1903 - 12 Dec 1903 Jo�o Greg�rio Duarte Ferreira (b. 1863 - d. 1922)
(1st time)(acting)
12 Dec 1903 � 14 Dec 1903 Bernardo Correia de Castro (s.a.)
Sep�lveda(3rd time)(acting)
14 Dec 1903 - 13 Apr 1907 Francisco de Paula Cid
13 Apr 1907 - 24 Jun 1907 Vitor Augusto Chaves Lemos e (b. 1856 - d. 1919)
Melo (1st time) (acting)
24 Jun 1907 � Sep 1908 Pedro Berqu�
Sep 1908 � 24 Oct 1908 Jos� Gomes de Carvalho (acting)
24 Oct 1908 - 13 Mar 1909 Vitor Augusto Chaves Lemos e (s.a.)
Melo (2nd time) (acting)
13 Mar 1909 - Mar 1910 Jos� Augusto Vieira da Fonseca (d. 1940)
Mar 1910 � 30 May 1910 Ant�nio Maria da Silva (acting)
30 May 1910 � 13 Jun 1910 Bernardo Correia de Castro (s.a.)
Sep�lveda(4th time)(acting)
13 Jun 1910 - 21 Jul 1910 Jaime Daniel Leote do Rego (b. 1867 - d. 1923)
(1st time)
21 Jul 1910 � 7 Aug 1910 Government Council
7 Aug 1910 � Oct 1910 Fernando Augusto de Carvalho
Oct 1910 � 19 Oct 1910 Nicolau Reis (acting)
19 Oct 1910 � 11 Nov 1910 Henrique Alberto de Oliveira
(acting)
12 Nov 1910 � 2 Dec 1910 Carlos de Mendon�a Pimentel e
Melo (acting)
2 Dec 1910 - 5 Jun 1911 Ant�nio Pinto Miranda Guedes (b. 1875 - d. 1937)
5 Jun 1911 � 14 Jun 1911 Avelino Augusto de Oliveira Leite (d. 1950)
(1st time)(acting)
14 Jun 1911 � 5 Nov 1911 Jaime Daniel Leote do Rego (s.a.)
(2nd time)
5 Nov 1911 � 24 Dec 1911 Augusto Ferreira dos Santos (b. 1870 - d. 1944)
(acting)
24 Dec 1911 � 18 Apr 1913 Mariano Martins (b. 1880 - d. 1943)
Apr 1912 � 14 Jun 1912 Augusto Ferreira dos Santos (s.a.)
(acting for Martins)
18 Apr 1913 � 13 May 1913 Government Council
13 May 1913 � Feb 1915 Pedro do Amaral Boto Machado (b. 1868 - d. 1921)
(1st time)
Feb 1915 � 31 May 1915 Rafael dos Santos Oliveira (acting)
31 May 1915 - 6 Jun 1915 Jos� Dionisio Carneiro de Sousa (b. 1868 - d. 1962)
e Faro
6 Jun 1915 � 28 Jul 1915 Rafael dos Santos Oliveira
(2nd time) (interim)
Aug 1915 � Sep 1915 Joaquim Jos� Duarte Guimar�es
(acting)
Sep 1915 � Apr 1916 Bernardo Lopes da Silva (1st time)
(acting)
Apr 1916 � Jun 1917 Pedro do Amaral Boto Machado (s.a.)
(2nd time)(acting)
Jun 1917 � Sep 1917 Bernardo Lopes da Silva (2nd time)
(acting)
Sep 1917 � 28 Jul 1918 Rafael dos Santos Oliveira
(3rd time)
28 Jul 1918 - 11 Jun 1919 Jo�o Greg�rio Duarte Ferreira (s.a.)
(2nd time)
11 Jun 1919 - 25 Sep 1920 Avelino Augusto de Oliveira Leite (s.a.)
(2nd time)
Sep 1919 � Feb 1920 J�lio C�sar de Andrade Freire (b. 1884 - d. 19..)
(acting for Leite)
Feb 1920 Ant�nio Julio de Almeida Barbosa
(acting for Leite)
Feb 1920 � Mar 1920 Bernardo Francisco Bruto da Costa
(acting for Leite)
Sep 1920 � 25 Sep 1920 J�lio C�sar de Andrade Freire (s.a.)
(acting)
25 Sep 1920 - 22 Oct 1920 Jos� Augusto da Concei��o Alves
V�lez (acting)
22 Oct 1920 - 2 Jul 1921 Eduardo Nogueira de Lemos (1st time)
(acting)
2 Jul 1921 - Dec 1923 Ant�nio Jos� Pereira
1923 Jo�o Pinto Cris�stomo
(acting for Pereira)
Dec 1923 � 23 Jan 1924 Eduardo Nogueira de Lemos (2nd time)
(acting)
23 Jan 1924 - May 1926 Eug�nio de Barros Soares Branco (b. c.1889 - d. 19..)
May 1926 � 8 Jul 1926 Sebasti�o Jos� Barbosa (1st time)
(acting)
8 Jul 1926 - 30 Aug 1928 Jos� Duarte Junqueira Rato (b. 1889 - d. 19..)
30 Aug 1928 - 30 Jan 1929 Sebasti�o Jos� Barbosa (2nd time)
(acting)
30 Jan 1929 - 31 Aug 1929 Francisco Penteado
31 Aug 1929 - 17 Dec 1933 Lu�s Augusto Vieira Fernandes
17 Dec 1933 - 8 May 1941 Ricardo Vaz Monteiro (b. 1891 - d. 1975)
8 May 1941 - 5 Apr 1945 Amadeu Gomes de Figueiredo (b. 1888 - d. 1946)
5 Apr 1945 - Jun 1953 Carlos de Sousa Gorgulho (d. 1972)
Jul 1948 - 8 Oct 1950 Afonso Manuel Machado de Sousa
(1st time)(acting for Gorgulho)
8 Oct 1950 - 28 Jun 1952 M�rio Jos� Cabral Oliveira Castro
(acting for Gorgulho)
28 Jun 1952 - 18 Apr 1953 Guilherme Ant�nio Amaral Abranches (b. 1907 - d. 1982)
Pinto (acting for Gorgulho)
18 Apr 1953 - 19 May 1953 Fernando Augusto Rodrigues
(acting for Gorgulho)
19 May 1953 - Sep 1953 Afonso Manuel Machado de Sousa
(acting [for Gorgulho to Jun 1953])
(2nd time)
Sep 1953 � 15 Aug 1954 Francisco Ant�nio Pires Barata (b. 1907 - d. 1987)
15 Aug 1954 - 15 Jun 1955 Lu�s da C�mara Leme Faria (acting) (b. 1900 - d. ....)
15 Jun 1955 - 5 Dec 1956 Adelino Jos� Machado (acting) (b. 1898 - d. 1975)
5 Dec 1956 - 13 Oct 1957 Oct�vio Ferreira Gon�alves (acting)
13 Oct 1957 � 26 Jul 1963 Manuel Marques de Abrantes Amaral (b. 1914 - d. ....)
Jul 1961 � 4 Oct 1961 Aniano Mendes Serra
(acting for Amaral)
26 Jul 1963 - 30 Oct 1963 Alberto Monteiro de Sousa Campos
(acting)
30 Oct 1963 - 1972 Ant�nio Jorge da Silva Sebasti�o (b. 1919 - d. 2005)
17 Jan 1972 - 30 Apr 1974 Jo�o Cec�lio Gon�alves
30 Apr 1974 - May 1974 Lic�nio Manuel Frota Pinto do Souto
(acting)
May 1974 � 29 Jul 1974 Junta of National Salvation
- Ant�nio Cavaleiro de Ferreira
- Ant�nio Velez Caldas
- Jos� Maria Moreira de Azevedo
29 Jul 1974 - 18 Dec 1974 Ant�nio El�sio Capelo Pires Veloso (b. 1926 - d. 2014) MFA
High Commissioner
18 Dec 1974 - 12 Jul 1975 Ant�nio El�sio Capelo Pires Veloso (s.a.) MFA
Presidents
12 Jul 1975 - 4 Mar 1991 Manuel do Esp�rito Santo Pinto da (b. 1937) MLSTP
Costa (1st time)
4 Mar 1991 - 3 Apr 1991 Leonel M�rio d'Alva (interim) (b. 1935) MLSTP
3 Apr 1991 - 15 Aug 1995 Miguel dos Anjos da Cunha Lisboa (b. 1936) Non-party/ADI
Trovoada (1st time)
15 Aug 1995 - 21 Aug 1995 Manuel Quintas de Almeida (b. 1957? - d. 2006) Mil
(president of Junta of National Salvation)
21 Aug 1995 - 3 Sep 2001 Miguel dos Anjos da Cunha Lisboa (s.a.) ADI
Trovoada (2nd time)
3 Sep 2001 - 16 Jul 2003 Fradique Bandeira Melo de Menezes (b. 1942) ADI; 2001:
(1st time) MDFM-PL
16 Jul 2003 - 23 Jul 2003 Fernando Pereira (b. 1963) Mil
(president of Military Junta of National Salvation)
23 Jul 2003 - 3 Sep 2011 Fradique Bandeira Melo de Menezes (s.a.) MDFM-PL
(2nd time)
3 Sep 2011 - 3 Sep 2016 Manuel do Esp�rito Santo Pinto da (s.a.) Non-party
Costa (2nd time)
3 Sep 2016 - 2 Oct 2021 Evaristo do Esp�rito Santo (b. 1941 - d. 2022) ADI
Carvalho
2 Oct 2021 - Carlos Manuel Vila Nova (b. 1959) ADI

Prime ministers
21 Dec 1974 - 12 Jul 1975 Leonel M�rio d'Alva (s.a.) MLSTP
12 Jul 1975 - 9 Apr 1979 Miguel dos Anjos da Cunha Lisboa (s.a.) MLSTP
Trovoada
9 Apr 1979 - 8 Jan 1988 Post abolished
8 Jan 1988 - 7 Feb 1991 Celestino Rocha da Costa (b. 1938 - d. 2010) MLSTP
7 Feb 1991 - 16 May 1992 Daniel Lima dos Santos Daio (b. 1947) PCD-GR
16 May 1992 - 2 Jul 1994 Norberto Jos� d'Alva Costa Alegre (b. 1951) PCD-GR
7 Jul 1994 - 25 Oct 1994 Evaristo do Esp�rito Santo (s.a.) PCD-GR/
Carvalho (1st time) Non-party
25 Oct 1994 - 15 Aug 1995 Carlos Alberto Monteiro Dias (b. 1931 - d. 2013) MLSTP-PSD
da Gra�a (1st time)
15 Aug 1995 - 21 Aug 1995 Vacant
21 Aug 1995 - 31 Dec 1995 Carlos Alberto Monteiro Dias (s.a.) MLSTP-PSD
da Gra�a (2nd time)
31 Dec 1995 - 19 Nov 1996 Armindo Vaz d'Almeida (b. 1953 - d. 2016) MLSTP-PSD
19 Nov 1996 - 5 Jan 1999 Raul Wagner Bragan�a Neto (b. 1946 - d. 2014) MLSTP-PSD
5 Jan 1999 - 18 Sep 2001 Guilherme Posser de Costa (b. 1953) MLSTP-PSD
26 Sep 2001 - 28 Mar 2002 Evaristo do Esp�rito Santo (s.a.) ADI
Carvalho (2nd time)
28 Mar 2002 - 7 Oct 2002 Gabriel Arcanjo Ferreira da Costa (b. 1954) Non-party
(1st time)
7 Oct 2002 - 16 Jul 2003 Maria das Neves Ceita Baptista (b. 1958) MLSTP-PSD
de Sousa (f) (1st time)
16 Jul 2003 - 23 Jul 2003 Vacant
23 Jul 2003 - 18 Sep 2004 Maria das Neves Ceita Baptista (s.a.) MLSTP-PSD
de Sousa (f) (2nd time)
18 Sep 2004 - 8 Jun 2005 Dami�o Vaz d'Almeida (b. 1951) MLSTP-PSD
8 Jun 2005 - 21 Apr 2006 Maria do Carmo Trovoada Pires de (b. 1961) MLSTP-PSD
Carvalho Silveira (f)
21 Apr 2006 - 14 Feb 2008 Tom� Soares da Vera Cruz (b. 1956) MDFM-PL
14 Feb 2008 - 22 Jun 2008 Patrice Emery Trovoada (1st time) (b. 1962) ADI
22 Jun 2008 - 14 Aug 2010 Joaquim Rafael Branco (b. 1953) MLSTP-PSD
14 Aug 2010 - 12 Dec 2012 Patrice Emery Trovoada (2nd time) (s.a.) ADI
12 Dec 2012 - 29 Nov 2014 Gabriel Arcanjo Ferreira da Costa (s.a.) MLSTP-PSD
(2nd time)
29 Nov 2014 - 3 Dec 2018 Patrice Emery Trovoada (3rd time) (s.a.) ADI
3 Dec 2018 - 11 Nov 2022 Jorge Lopes Bom Jesus (b. 1962) MLSTP-PSD
11 Nov 2022 - Patrice Emery Trovoada (4th time) (s.a.) ADI

Party abbreviations: ADI = Ac��o Democr�tica Independente (Independent Democratic Action, liberal, christian democratic, center-right, est.1994); MLSTP-PSD = Movimento de Liberta��o de S�o Tom� e Pr�ncipe-Partido Social Democrata (Movement for the Liberation of S�o Tom� e Pr�ncipe - Social Democratic Party, democratic socialist, former MLSTP, est.Oct 1990); PCD = Partido de Converg�ncia Democr�tica (Democratic Convergence Party, split from MLSTP-PSD, former PCD-GR, est.2001); Mil = Military;
- Former parties: MDFM-PCD = Movimento Democr�tico For�a da Mudan�a-Partido de Converg�ncia Democr�tica (Force for Change Democratic Movement-Democratic Convergence Party, electoral coalition, 2002-May 2008); MDFM-PL = Movimento Democr�tico das For�as da Mudan�a-Partido Liberal (Force for Change Democratic Movement-Liberal Party, 2001-Aug 2018); MFA = Movimento das For�as Armadas (Movement of Armed Forces, organization of lower-ranked left-leaning Portuguese military officers, 1973-1976); MLSTP = Movimento de Liberta��o de S�o Tom� e Pr�ncipe (Movement for the Liberation of S�o Tom� e Pr�ncipe, Marxist�Leninist commuinist, 1960-72 named Comit� de Liberta��o de S�o Tom� e Pr�ncipe [Committee for the Liberation of S�o Tom� and Pr�ncipe], 12 Dec 1975 - Aug 1990, state party, 1972-Oct 1990, renamed MLSTP-PSD); PCD-GR = Partido de Converg�ncia Democr�tica-Grupa de Reflex�o (Democratic Convergence Party-Reflection Group, split from MLSTP-PSD,4 Nov 1990-2001, renamed PCD)

Pr�ncipe

17 Jan 1471 Discovered and claimed for Portugal, named Ilha de Santo Ant�o
(A nt�nio ).
1500 - 1753 Separate Portuguese colony (donataria) under the Carneiro family.
1502 Renamed Pr�ncipe.
9 Aug 1598 - 26 Nov 1598 Dutch occupation of Pr�ncipe.
19 Jun 1719 English pirates under Bartholomew Roberts "Black Bart" (b. 1682
- d. 1722) destroy Santo Ant�nio.
25 Oct 1753 Pr�ncipe authorized to be bought by the Portuguese Crown;
donatary is made a count in exchange for the island.
29 Oct 1753 United with S�o Thom� to form colony of S�o Thom� and
Pr�ncipe (s.a.).
15 Nov 1753 Office of capit�o m�r da ilha do Principe abolished.
Dec 1981 Food shortages on Pr�ncipe led to riots demanding the island's
autonomy.
29 Apr 1995 Autonomous Region of Pr�ncipe (Regi�o Aut�noma do Pr�ncipe)
established.

Donatarie s
1500 - 3 Apr 1545 Ant�nio Carneiro, senhor de Vimioso (b. 1459 - d. 1545)
1545 - 15.. Francisco de Alca�ova Carneiro (b. c.1500 - d. 15..)
15.. - 16.. Lu�s Carneiro (b. c.1530 - d. ....)
16.. - 1640 Francisco Carneiro (b. c.1570 - d. 1640)
1640 - 1690 Lu�s Carneiro de Sousa, (b. 1610 - d. 1690)
(from 4 Feb 1640) conde da Ilha
do Pr�ncipe
1690 - 7 Jan 1708 Francisco Lu�s Carneiro de Sousa, (b. 1640 - d. 1708)
conde da Ilha do Pr�ncipe
7 Jan 1708 - 6 Nov 1724 Ant�nio Carneiro de Sousa, (b. 1680 - d. 1724)
conde da Ilha do Pr�ncipe
6 Nov 1724 - 18 Nov 1731 Francisco Carneiro de Sousa, (b. 1709 - d. 1731)
conde da Ilha do Pr�ncipe
18 Nov 1731 - 29 Oct 1753 Carlos Carneiro de Sousa e Faro, (b. 1710 - d. 1770)
conde da Ilha do Pr�ncipe
Captains of the Donataries
1500 - 1515 Vasco Carneiro
1515 - 1517 Diogo Alca�ova
1517 - 15.. Jo�o Fialho
9 Aug 1598 - 26 Nov 1598 Cornelis de Moucheron -Dutch commander
c.1725 Antonio Franco Portugu�s
c.1731 Jo�o Fernandes Lemos
15.. - 15 Nov 1753 ....
Governors 1820 Jos� Xavier Gonzaga de S�
(chairman provisional government)
1836 Interim Provisional Government Junta
- Jacinto Pereira Carneiro
- Jos� Ferreira Gomes
- Padre Jos� Gomes de Andrade e Silva
1838 - 24 Mar 1838 Provisional Government Junta
- Fray Jos� Gomes de Andrade Silva
- Francisco Martins Xavier
- Francisco de Alva Brand�o
c.1851 Francisco Ferreira Coelho Cintra
c.1852 Manuel Francisco Landolph
c.1852 - 185. Manuel Mariano Ghira
c.1854 - 1857 Joaquim Jos� de Sousa Os�rio Menezes
c.1857 � 1860 Jo�o Manuel de Melo
c.1862 Jo�o Filipe de Gouveia
1881 - 1882 Augusto Frutuoso Figueiredo de (b. 1851 - d. 1921)
Barros
Presidents of the Regional Government
29 Apr 1995 - 12 Apr 2002 Dami�o Vaz d'Almeida (b. 1951) MLSTP-PSD
12 Apr 2002 - 20 Jun 2006 Zeferino dos Prazeres (b. 1960) MLSTP-PSD
20 Jun 2006 - 5 Oct 2006 Jo�o Paulo Cassandra (provisional) (b. 1961) Non-party
5 Oct 2006 - 18 Aug 2020 Jos� Cardoso dos Ramos Cassandra (b. 1964) UMPP
18 Aug 2020 - Filipe Nascimento (b. 1989) UMPP

Party abbreviations: MLSTP-PSD = Movimento de Liberta��o de S�o Tom� e Pr�ncipe-Partido Social Democrata (Movement for the Liberation of S�o Tom� e Pr�ncipe-Social Democratic Party, democratic socialist, former MLSTP, est.Oct 1990); UMPP = Uni�o para Mudan�a e Progresso do Pr�ncipe (Union for Change and Progress in Principe, Principe Island regionalist, electoral coalition supported supported PCD, ADI, Frente Democr�tica Crist�, and to 2018 MDFM-PL, est.2006)

� Ben Cahoon