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POLITICIANS from São Tomé and Príncipe

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This page contains a list of the greatest Politicians. The pantheon dataset contains 15,577 Politicians, 7 of which were born in São Tomé and Príncipe. This makes São Tomé and Príncipe the birth place of the 164th most number of Politicians behind Lesotho and Palau.

Top 7

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Politicians of all time. This list of famous Politicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Manuel Pinto da Costa (1937 - )

With an HPI of 56.15, Manuel Pinto da Costa is the most famous Politician.  His biography has been translated into 36 different languages on wikipedia.

Manuel Pinto da Costa (born 5 August 1937) 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.

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2. Evaristo Carvalho (1942 - 2022)

With an HPI of 55.84, Evaristo Carvalho is the 2nd most famous Politician.  His biography has been translated into 34 different languages.

Evaristo do Espírito Santo Carvalho (22 October 1941 – 28 May 2022) 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 two occasions.

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3. Fradique de Menezes (1942 - )

With an HPI of 54.47, Fradique de Menezes is the 3rd most famous Politician.  His biography has been translated into 35 different languages.

Fradique Bandeira Melo de Menezes (born 21 March 1942) is a São Toméan politician who was the third president of São Tomé and Príncipe from 2001 to 2003 and again from 2003 to 2011.

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4. Miguel Trovoada (1937 - )

With an HPI of 50.71, Miguel Trovoada is the 4th most famous Politician.  His biography has been translated into 22 different languages.

Miguel dos Anjos da Cunha Lisboa Trovoada (born 27 December 1936) was the prime minister from 1975 to 1979 and second president of São Tomé and Príncipe 1991 to 2001. On 16 July 2014, he was appointed the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS). Prior to this, he was the executive secretary of the Gulf of Guinea Commission.

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5. Maria das Neves (1958 - )

With an HPI of 39.18, Maria das Neves is the 5th most famous Politician.  Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Maria das Neves Ceita Baptista de Sousa (born 1958) served as the 11th prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe. She was a key figure in the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe-Social Democratic Party (MLSTP-PSD) and became the first woman head of government in the country.

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6. Carlos Vila Nova (1959 - )

With an HPI of 37.64, Carlos Vila Nova is the 6th most famous Politician.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

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 minister of Infrastructure, Natural Resources and the Environment (2014–2018) in successive governments of Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada. He was the Independent Democratic Action candidate for the 2021 presidential election. On 6 September, he was declared president-elect of São Tomé and Príncipe, receiving 58% of the vote and defeating Guilherme Posser da Costa of the MLSTP/PSD. On 14 September, he was declared president by the Tribunal constitutional court.

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7. Gabriel Costa (1954 - )

With an HPI of 37.59, Gabriel Costa is the 7th most famous Politician.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Gabriel Arcanjo Ferreira da Costa (born 1954) is a Santoméan politician who was the tenth prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe from 12 December 2012 to 25 November 2014. He previously served as Prime Minister briefly in 2002.

Pantheon has 7 people classified as politicians born between 1937 and 1959. Of these 7, 6 (85.71%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living politicians include Manuel Pinto da Costa, Fradique de Menezes, and Miguel Trovoada. The most famous deceased politicians include Evaristo Carvalho. As of April 2022, 1 new politicians have been added to Pantheon including Carlos Vila Nova.

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