Manuel Pinto da Costa

Manuel Pinto da Costa
Pinto da Costa in January 2014
1st President of São Tomé and Príncipe
In office
3 September 2011  3 September 2016
Prime MinisterPatrice Trovoada
Gabriel Costa
Patrice Trovoada
Preceded byFradique de Menezes
Succeeded byEvaristo Carvalho
In office
12 July 1975  4 March 1991
Prime MinisterMiguel Trovoada
Celestino Rocha da Costa
Daniel Daio
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byLeonel Mário d'Alva (acting)
Personal details
Born (1937-08-05) 5 August 1937
Água Grande, São Tomé and Príncipe
Political partyMLSTP/PSD (1975–2011)
Independent (2011–present)
SpouseMaria Amelia Pinto da Costa
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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.