Manuel Quintas de Almeida

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Manuel Quintas de Almeida
Acting President of São Tomé and Príncipe
In office
15 August 1995 – 21 August 1995
Preceded byMiguel Trovoada
Succeeded byMiguel Trovoada
Personal details
Born1957
Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe
Died26 December 2006 (aged 52)
Portugal
NationalitySantomean
Political partyMLSTP/Military Junta

Manuel Quintas de Almeida (1957 – 26 December 2006) was a lieutenant in the military of São Tomé and Príncipe.

15 August 1995[]

He led a coup against the democratically elected government of President Miguel Trovoada on 15 August 1995.

However, he relinquished power on 21 August as part of an agreement.

Background[]

In the 1970s, Almeida was a member of the MLSTP party youth. He was trained in surface artillery at the Escola Comandante Benedito in Luanda, Angola (1978) and later became a member of ex-Head of State Manuel Pinto da Costa's presidential guard.

Death[]

During a stay in Portugal, he died on 26 December 2006 from unspecified health reasons.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "Morreu Manuel Quintas de Almeida" Archived 15 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Jornal de São Tomé e Príncipe, 28 December 2006.


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