Heads of State of São Tomé and Príncipe

Tenure	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe (República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe)
12 July 1975 to 3 April 1991	Manuel Pinto da Costa, President	MLSTP
3 April 1991 to 15 August 1995	Miguel Trovoada, President	n-p, ADI	The country’s first democratically elected president
15 August 1995 to 21 August 1995	Miguel Quintas de Almeida , Chairman of the National Salvation Junta	mil
21 August 1995 to 3 September 2001	Miguel Trovoada, President	ADI	Re-elected in 1996
3 September 2001 to 16 July 2003	Fradique de Menezes, President	ADI, MDFM
16 July 2003 to 23 July 2003	Fernando Pereira, Chairman of the Military Junta of National Salvation	mil
23 July 2003 to present	Fradique de Menezes, President	MDFM


ADI	Acçao Democrática Independente
ADI	(Independent Democratic Action) centrist
MDFM	Movimento Democrático das Forças de Mudança
MDFM	(Force for Change Democratic Movement )
MLSTP	Movimento de Libertação de São Tomé e Príncipe
MLSTP	(Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe) socialist, only legal party 1975-1990
Mil	Military
n-p	non-partisan