List of governors of Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe

Map of São Tomé and Príncipe.

Coat of arms of Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe

The islands of São Tomé and Príncipe were discovered and claimed by Portugal in the 1470s. A Portuguese colony was established in 1485. Each island was governed as a separate entity until 1753, when they were united as a single crown colony. In 1951, the islands became an overseas province of Portugal. Autonomy was granted in 1974 and independence was granted on 12 July 1975.

São Tomé[]

Portuguese Colony (1485–1522)[]

24 September 1485 – 3 February 1490 , Captain
3 February 1490 – 29 July 1493 João Pereira, Captain
29 July 1493 – 28 April 1499 Álvaro de Caminha, Captain
11 December 1499 – c.1510 , Captain
c.1510 – c.1516 ....
c.1516 – c.1517 , Captain
c.1517–1522 João de Melo, Captain

Portuguese Crown Colony (1522–1641)[]

1522 – 15.. , Captain
15.. – 1531 ....
1531 – c.1535 , Captain
c.1535–1541 , Governor^[1]
1541–1545 Diogo Botelho Pereira, Captain
1546 – c.1554 , Captain
c.1558 – 15.. , Captain
15.. – 1560 , Administrator^[1]
1560–1564 , Captain
1564–1569 , Captain
1569–1571 , Captain
1571–1575 , Captain
1575 – c.1582 , Captain
c.1582 – c.1584 , Administrator^[1]
c.1584–1587 , Captain (from 1586, Governor)
1587–1591 , Governor
1591–1592 , Governor
1592–1593 , Acting Governor
1593–1597 , Governor
1597 – c.1598 Vasco de Carvalho, Governor
c.1598–1601 , Acting Governor
1601–1604 , Acting Governor
1604 – 160. , Governor
160. – 1609 , Acting Governor
1609 Fernando de Noronha, Governor
1609–1611 , Governor
1611 , Acting Governor
1611 , Governor
1611–1613 , Governor
1613–1614 , Governor
1614–1616 , Governor
1616–1620 , Governor
1620–1621 , Governor
1621–1623 , Governor
1623–1627 , Governor
1627–1628 , Governor
1628–1632 , Acting Governor
1632 Francisco Barreto de Meneses, Governor
1632–1636 , Acting Governor
1636 , Governor
1636–1640 , Acting Governor
1640 , Governor
1640–1641 , Acting Governor

Dutch Occupation[]

3 October 1641 – 1648 .... (Dutch commander)

Portuguese Crown Colony (1648–1709)[]

1641–1642 , Acting Governor
1642 – c.1650 , Governor
c.1650–1656 ....
1656 – c.1657 , Governor
c.1657 – c.1661 ....
c.1661 – 166. , Governor
166. – 1669 ....
1669–1671 , Governor
1671–1673 Chamber Senate
1673–1677 , Governor
1677–1680 Bernardim Freire de Andrade, Governor
1680–1683 , Governor
1683–1686 , Acting Governor
1686 , Governor
1686–1689 , Governor
1689–1693 , Governor
1693–1694 , Governor
1695–1696 , Governor
1696–1697 , Governor
1697–1702 , Governor
1702–1709 , Governor
1709 , Governor

French Occupation (1709–1715)[]

1709–1715 Junta

Portuguese Crown Colony (1715–1753)[]

1715–1716 , Governor
1716–1717 Chamber Senate
1717–1720 , Governor
1720–1722 Junta
1722–1727 , Governor
1727–1734 , Governor
1734–1736 , Governor
1736–1741 , Governor
1741 , Governor
1741–1744 Chamber Senate
1744 , Governor
1744–1745 , Acting Governor
1747–1748 , Governor
1748–1751 Chamber Senate
1751 , Governor
1751–1753 Chamber Senate

Príncipe[]

1500 – 3 April 1545: , seigneur de Vimioso
3 April 1545 – 15??:
15?? – 16??:
16?? – 1640:
4 February 1640 –1690: , comte de Principe
1690 – 7 January 1708: , comte de Principe
7 January 1708 – 6 November 1724: , comte de Principe
6 November 1724 – 18 November 1731: , comte de Principe
18 November 1731 – 29 November 1753: , comte de Principe
1753 – 1851: Unknown
1851 – 1852:
1852 – 1852:
1852 – 1854:
1854 – 1857:
1857 – 1860:
1862 – 1862:

São Tomé and Príncipe[]

Portuguese Crown Colony (1753–1951)[]

1753–1755 Chamber Senate
1755 , Governor
1755–1758 Chamber Senate
1758–1761 , Governor
1761–1767 Chamber Senate
1767–1768 , Governor
1768–1770 Chamber Senate
1770–1778 , Governor
1778–1782 , Governor
1782–1788 , Governor
1788–1797 , Governor
1797 , Governor
1797 , Acting Governor
1797–1798 , Governor
1798–1799 , Governor
1799 , Governor
1799–1802 , Governor
1802–1805 , Governor
1805–1817 , Governor
1817–1824 , Governor
1824–1830 , Governor
1830–1834 , Governor
1834–1836 Provisional government
1836–1837 , Acting Governor
1837–1838 , Governor
1838–1839 , Governor
1839–1843 , Governor
5 February 1843 – 2 March 1843 , Governor
2 March 1843 – 1 May 1846 , Governor
1 May 1846 – 30 September 1847 Chamber Senate
30 September 1847 – 20 November 1847 , Governor
20 November 1847 – 20 July 1848 Chamber Senate
20 July 1848 – 30 June 1849 , Governor
12 December 1849 – 9 March 1851 , Governor
9 March 1851 – 20 March 1853 , Governor
20 March 1853 – 28 July 1855 , Governor
28 July 1855 – 21 March 1857 , Governor
21 March 1857 – 15 January 1858 Chamber Senate
15 January 1858 – 29 May 1858 , Governor
29 May 1858 – 1859 Chamber Senate
1859 – 21 November 1860 , Governor
21 November 1860 – 8 July 1862 , Governor
8 July 1862 – 17 November 1862 Chamber Senate
17 November 1862 – 30 March 1863 , Governor
30 March 1863 – 8 January 1864 , Governor
8 January 1864 – 2 August 1865 , Governor
2 August 1865 – 30 July 1867 , Governor
30 July 1867 – 30 September 1867 , Governor
30 September 1867 – 30 May 1869 , Governor
30 May 1869 – 7 October 1872 , Governor
7 October 1872 – July 1873 , Governor
28 October 1873 – 1 November 1876 , Governor
1 November 1876 – 28 September 1879 , Governor
28 September 1879 – 28 November 1879 Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral, Governor
28 November 1879 – 3 January 1880 , Governor
3 January 1880 – 30 December 1881 , Governor
30 December 1881 – 26 January 1882 , Acting Governor
26 January 1882 – 24 May 1884 , Governor
24 May 1884 – 25 August 1886 , Governor
25 August 1886 – 9 March 1890 , Governor
9 March 1890 – 26 June 1891 , Governor
26 June 1891 – 8 December 1894 , Governor
8 December 1894 – 8 April 1895 , Acting Governor
8 April 1895 – 5 April 1897 , Governor
5 April 1897 – 5 April 1899 , Governor
5 April 1899 – 3 January 1901 , Governor
3 January 1901 – 8 May 1901 , Acting Governor
8 May 1901 – 8 October 1902 , Governor
8 October 1902 – 7 June 1903 , Governor
7 June 1903 – 14 December 1903 , Acting Governor
14 December 1903 – 13 April 1907 , Governor
13 April 1907 – 24 June 1907 , Acting Governor
24 June 1907 – 24 October 1908 , Governor
24 October 1908 – 13 March 1909 , Acting Governor
13 March 1909 – 13 June 1910 , Governor
13 June 1910 – 7 August 1910 , Governor
7 August 1910 – 11 November 1910 , Governor
12 November 1910 – 28 November 1910 , Acting Governor
28 November 1910 – 14 June 1911 , Governor
14 June 1911 – 24 December 1911 , Governor
24 December 1911 – 13 May 1913 , Governor
13 May 1913 – 31 May 1915 , Governor
31 May 1915 – 6 June 1915 , Governor
6 June 1915 – 28 July 1918 , Acting Governor
28 July 1918 – 11 June 1919 , Governor
11 June 1919 – 25 September 1920 , Governor
25 September 1920 – 22 October 1920 , Acting Governor
22 October 1920 – 2 July 1921 , Acting Governor
2 July 1921 – 23 January 1924 , Governor
23 January 1924 – 8 July 1926 , Governor
8 July 1926 – 31 August 1928 , Governor
31 August 1928 – 30 January 1929 , Acting Governor
30 January 1929 – 31 August 1929 , Governor
31 August 1929 – 17 December 1933 , Governor
17 December 1933 – 8 May 1941 , Governor
8 May 1941 – 5 April 1945 , Governor
5 April 1945 – July 1948 , Governor
July 1948 – 8 October 1950 , Acting Governor
8 October 1950 – 11 June 1951 , Acting Governor

Overseas Province of Portugal (1951–1974)[]

11 June 1951 – 28 June 1952 , Acting Governor
28 June 1952 – 18 April 1953 , Acting Governor
18 April 1953 – 19 May 1953 , Acting Governor
19 May 1953 – July 1953 , Acting Governor
July 1953 – August 1954 , Governor
August 1954 – 15 June 1955 , Acting Governor
15 June 1955 – 5 December 1956 , Acting Governor
5 December 1956 – 13 October 1957 , Acting Governor
13 October 1957 – August 1963 , Governor
August 1963 – 30 October 1963 , Acting Governor
30 October 1963 – 1972 , Governor
1973–1974 , Governor
29 July 1974 – 18 December 1974 António Elísio Capelo Pires Veloso, Governor

Autonomous Province of Portugal (1974–1975)[]

18 December 1974 – 12 July 1975 António Elísio Capelo Pires Veloso, High Commissioner

References[]

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External links[]

World Statesmen – São Tomé and Príncipe

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