Manuel Pinto da Costa
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Manuel Pinto da Costa is a 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.
Pinto da Costa in January 2014
Pinto da Costa during a state visit to the United States in September 1986
Evaristo Carvalho
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Evaristo do Espírito Santo Carvalho was a São Toméan politician who served as the fourth president of São Tomé and Príncipe from 2016 to 2021. He was previously the prime minister of the country on tw
Manuel Pinto da Costa
…independent. He won the most votes in the first round but failed to receive the required majority. In a run-off round on 7 August, he defeated rival Evaristo Carvalho from the Independent Democratic Action party (Portuguese: Acção Democratica Independente, ADI), taking 53% of the votes. During the campaign, he focused…
Evaristo Carvalho 2016