Manuel Quintas de Almeida

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 49)
Portugal
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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