List of Portuguese ambassadors in Sao Tome and Principe
The list of Portuguese ambassadors in São Tomé and Príncipe lists the ambassadors of the Republic of Portugal in São Tomé and Príncipe . The island nation has been a Portuguese colony since its discovery in 1471 . After the Carnation Revolution in 1974, the new Portuguese government granted São Tomé and Príncipe independence on July 12, 1975 and then established diplomatic relations.
The Portuguese embassy in the São Tomé capital of São Tomé is located in Av. Marginal 12 de Julho .
Heads of mission
Surname | image | Term of office | Remarks |
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João Alberto Bacelar da Rocha Páris | June 27, 1975 -12. July 1975 (?) |
High Commissioner | |
Amândio Mourão de Mendonça Corte-Real da Silva Pinto | July 16, 1975-20. May 1977 |
first ambassador of Portugal to São Tomé and Príncipe; Head of the embassy since July 12, 1975 | |
Silvino Moreira Ribeiro | May 20, 1977-13. January 1979 |
Transitional Chargé d' Affaires | |
Francisco José Laço Treichler Knopfli | January 17, 1979 - September 10, 1981 |
Head of the embassy since January 13, 1979 | |
Paulo Tiago Fernandes Jerónimo da Silva | September 10, 1981-20. January 1982 |
Transitional Chargé d'Affaires | |
Francisco Pessanha de Quevedo Crespo | February 13, 1982 -8. January 1986 |
Head of the embassy since January 20, 1982 | |
Fernando António Alberty Tavares de Carvalho | Jan. 8, 1986 -4. February 1986 |
Transitional Chargé d'Affaires | |
Sebastião Maria de Almeida Santos de Castello-Branco | February 25, 1986 -7. June 1988 |
Head of the embassy since February 4, 1986 | |
Eugénio Maria Nunes Anacoreta Correia | July 4, 1988-15. February 1994 |
Head of the embassy since May 30, 1988 | |
António Manuel Canastreiro Franco | July 11, 1994–? | The embassy remained vacant after the attempted coup in 1995 | |
Mário Alberto Lino da Silva | June 27, 1996 -4. February 2000 |
Head of the embassy since June 25, 1996 | |
Mário Jesus dos Santos | June 7, 2000 -8. November 2004 |
Head of the embassy since May 30, 2000 | |
Américo Rodrigues Madeira Bárbara | November 20, 2004 –2. April 2007 |
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Fernando José Rodrigues Ramos Machado | April 14, 2007 -19. April 2012 |
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Maria Paula Vieira Ferreira Leal da Silva | May 9, 2012 -13. September 2016 |
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Luís Antunes Fernandes Gaspar da Silva | since October 25, 2016 | Head of the embassy since October 9, 2016 |
See also
- Portuguese-Sao-Tome relations
- List of diplomatic missions in São Tomé and Príncipe
- Foreign policy of Portugal
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Overview of diplomatic relations with São Tomé and Príncipe at the Portuguese Foreign Ministry , accessed on October 13, 2019
- ↑ Contact details for the embassy in Praia , website of the Portuguese embassy in Cape Verde, accessed on March 3, 2017
- ↑ List of the Portuguese ambassadors in São Tomé and Príncipe at the Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry, accessed on October 13, 2019