São Tomé and Príncipe
 

to 5 Nov 1975              1967 proposed colonial flag                           Adopted 5 Nov 1975   Map of São Tomé and Príncipe Hear National Anthem "Independência total" (Total Independence) Text of National Anthem Adopted 1975 Constitution (10 Sep 1990; in Portuguese) Capital: São Tomé (Santo António 1753-1852) Currency: Dobra (STD) National Holiday: 12 Jul (1975) Independence Day Population: 157,847 (2008) GDP: $276.6 million (2008) Exports:  $9 million (2008) Imports: $91 million (2008) Ethnic groups: Mestiços (black- white mixture) 79.5%,  Angolares (descendants of runaway slaves) 7.6%, European (primarily Portuguese) 1.9%,   Forros (native Creoles, descendants of freed slaves), Serviçais (former contract laborers from Angola,   Mozambique, Cape Verde and their children born   on the islands called Tongas), Asians and others (2000) Total Active Armed Forces: 460 (2005) Merchant marine: 6 ships (2008) Religions: Roman Catholic 70.3%, Evangelical 3.4%, New Apostolic  2%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.8%, other 3.1%, none 19.4% (2001)  International Organizations/Treaties: ACP, AfDB, APM, AU, BTWC, CEEAC, CEMAC, CEN-SAD, CPLP, CTBT (signatory), ENMOD, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, ICSID (signatory), IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ITU, ITUC, KP, LU, NAM, NPT, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCLOS, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFCC, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer) São Tomé and Príncipe Index Chronology 21 Dec 1470                São Tomé discovered by João de Santarem                              and Pêro Escobar and claimed for Portugal. 17 Jan 1471                Príncipe discovered, named Santo António                               (Antão); from 1502 named Príncipe.  1 Jan 1472                Ano Bom island discovered and claimed for                              Portugal. 1472                       Formosa island, later named Fernão do Po,                              discovered and claimed for Portugal. 1485                       São Tomé a Portuguese colony (donataria). 1502                       Príncipe a Portuguese colony (donataria). Dec 1522                   São Tomé made a Portuguese crown colony. 15 Jul 1580 -  1 Dec 1640  Islands along with Portugal a Spanish possession.  9 Jul 1595 - 28 Jul 1595  São Tomé occupied by slaves during a revolt.  9 Aug 1598 - 26 Nov 1598  Dutch occupation of Príncipe. 18 Oct 1599 - Nov 1599     Dutch occupy São Tomé.  16 Oct 1641 -  6 Jan 1649  Dutch occupy São Tomé and Ano Bom (Annobón). 19 Apr 1709 - 15 May 1709  French occupation of São Tomé. 1753                       São Tomé and Príncipe (a united) Portuguese                               crown colony. 11 Mar 1778                Ano Bom and Fernão do Po ceded to Spain. 11 Jun 1951                São Tomé & Príncipe a Portuguese overseas province. 21 Dec 1974                Autonomy, transitional government formed. 12 Jul 1975                Independence from Portugal                              (Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe). São Tomé and Príncipe (from 1753) São Tomé (1485-1753) Príncipe (1502-1753, 1995-)

São Tomé

21 Dec 1470                São Tomé discovered by João de Santarem
                             and Pêro Escobar and claimed for Portugal.
1485                       São Tomé a Portuguese colony (donataria).
Dec 1522                   São Tomé made a Portuguese crown colony.
1565 - 1566                Occupied by slaves during a revolt.
18 Oct 1599 - Nov 1599     Dutch occupation. 
16 Oct 1641 -  6 Jan 1649  Dutch occupation.
19 Apr 1709 - 15 May 1709  French occupation. 
1753                       United with Principe to form colony of
                             São Tomé and Príncipe (s.a.).

Captains-major
1485 - 1490                João da Paiva
1490 - 1493                João Pereira
1493 - 1499                Álvaro de Caminha Souto-Maior
1499 - c.1510              Fernão de Melo
c.1510 - c.1516            ....
c.1516 - c.1517            Diogo de Alcáçova
c.1517 - 1522              João de Melo
1522 - 15..                Vasco Estevens
15.. - 1531                ....
1531 - c.1535              Henrique Pereira
c.1535 - 1541              ....
1541 - 1545                Diogo Botelho Pereira
1546 - c.1554              Francisco de Barros de Paiva
c.1558 - 15..              Pedro Botelho
15.. - 1560                ....
1560 - 1564                Cristóvão Dória de Sousa
1564 - 1569                Francisco de Gouveia
1569 - 1571                Francisco de Pavia Teles
1571 - 1575                Diogo Salema
1575 - c.1582              António Monteiro Maciel
c.1582 - c.1584            ....
c.1584 - 1586              Francisco Fernandes de Figueiredo
Governors 
1586 - 1587                Francisco Fernandes de Figueiredo
1587 - 1591                Miguel Teles de Moura
1591 - 1592                Duarte Peixoto da Silva
1592 - 1593                Francisco de Vila Nova (acting)
1593 - 1597                Fernandes de Meneses
1597 - c.1598              Vasco de Carvalho
18 Oct 1599 - Nov 1599     Pieter van der Does -Dutch commander
 9 Jul 1595 - 28 Jul 1595  Amador -Revolt leader               (d. 1595)
c.1598 - 1601              João Barbosa da Cunha (acting)
                             (1st time)
1601 - 1604                António Maciel Monteiro (acting)
1604 - 160.                Pedro de Andrade
160. - 1609                João Barbosa da Cunha (acting)
                             (2nd time) 
1609                       Fernando de Noronha
1609 - 1611                Constantino Távares
1611                       João Barbosa da Cunha (acting)
                             (3rd time) 
1611                       Francisco Teles de Meneses
1611 - 1613                Luís Dias de Abreu (1st time)
1613 - 1614                Feliciano Carvalho
1614 - 1616                Luís Dias de Abreu (2nd time) 
1616 - 1620                Miguel Correi Baharem
1620 - 1621                Pedro da Cunha
1621 - 1623                Félix Pereira
1623 - 1627                Jerónimo de Melo Fernando
1627 - 1628                André Gonçalves Maracote
1628 - 1632                Lourenço Pires de Távora (acting)
                             (1st time)
1632                       Francisco Barreto de Meneses
1632 - 1636                Lourenço Pires de Távora (acting)
                             (2nd time)
1636                       António de Carvalho
1636 - 1640                Lourenço Pires de Távora (acting)
                             (3rd time)
1640                       Manuel Quaresma Carneiro
1640 - 1641                Miguel Pereira de Melo e 
                             Albuquerque (acting)
16 Oct 1641 -  6 Jan 1649  .... -Dutch commanders
1641 - 1642                Paulo da Ponte (acting)
1642 - c.1650              Lourenço Pires de Távora (4th time)
c.1650 - 1656              ....
1656 - c.1657              Cristóvão de Barros do Rêgo
c.1657 - c.1661            ....
c.1661 - 166.              Pedro da Silva
166. - 1669                ....
1669 - 1671                Paulo Ferreira de Noronha
1671 - 1673                Chamber Senate
1673 - 1677                Julião de Campos Barreto
1677 - 1680                Bernardim Freire de Andrade
1680 - 1683                Jacinto de Figueiredo e Abreu
1683 - 1686                João Álvares da Cunha (acting)
1686                       António Pereira de Brito Lemos
1686 - 1689                Bento de Sousa Lima
1689 - 1693                António Pereira de Lacerda
1693 - 1694                Antonio de Barredo
1695 - 1696                José Pereira Sodré
1696 - 1697                João da Costa Matos 
1697 - 1702                Manuel António Pinheiro da Câmara
1702 - 1709                José Correia de Castro
1709                       Vicente Dinís Pinheiro             (d. 1709/10)
19 Apr 1709 - 15 May 1709  Parent -French commander
1709 - 1715                Junta
1715 - 1716                Bartolomeu da Costa Ponte
1716 - 1717                Chamber Senate
1717 - 1720                António Furtado Mendonça
1720 - 1722                Junta
1722 - 1727                José Pinheiro da Câmara
1727 - 1734                Serafim Teixeira Sarmento
1734 - 1736                Lopo de Sousa Coutinho             (d. 1755)
1736 - 1741                José Caetano Soto Maior
1741                       António Ferrão de Castelo Branco   (d. 1741)
1741 - 1744                Chamber Senate
1744                       Francisco Luís da Conceição        (d. 1744)
1744 - 1745                Francisco de Alva Brandão (acting)
1747 - 1748                Francisco Luís das Chagas          (d. 1748)
1748 - 1751                Chamber Senate
1751                       António Rodrigues Neves            (d. 1751)
1751 - 1753                Chamber Senate

Secretary-general of the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé e Príncipe (MLSTP)
1972 - Oct 1990            Manuel Pinto da Costa              (b. 1937)
                           (abandons one-party rule Aug 1990)

Governors
1753 - 1755                Chamber Senate
1755                       Lopo de Sousa Coutinho             (d. 1755)
1755 - 1758                Chamber Senate
1758 - 1761                Luís Henrique da Mota e Mele
1761 - 1767                Chamber Senate
1767 - 1768                Lourenço Lôbo de Almeida Garcéz    (d. 1768)
                             Palha
1768 - 1770                Chamber Senate
1770 - 1778                Vicente Gomes Ferreira
1778 - 1782                João Manuel de Azambuja            (d. 1782)
1782 - 1788                Cristóvão Xavier de Sá
1788 - 1797                João Resende Tavares Leote
1797                       Inácio Francisco de Nóbrega        (d. 1797) 
                             Sousa Coutinho
1797                       Manuel Monteiro de Carvalho
                             (acting)
1797 - 1798                Varela Borca (acting)
1798 - 1799                Manuel Francisco Joaquim da Mota
1799                       Francisco Rafael de Castelo de Vide
1799 - 1802                João Baptista de Silva
1802 - 1805                Gabriel António Franco de Castro
1805 - 1817                Luís Joaquim Lisboa                (b. 17.. - d. 1817)
1817 - 1824                Felipe de Freitas
1824 - 1830                João Maria Xavier de Brito
1830 - 1834                Joaquim Bento da Fonseca
1834 - 1836                Provisional government
1836 - 1837                Fernando Correia Henriques de
                             Noronha (acting)
1837 - 1838                Leandro José da Costa (1st time)
1838 - 1839                José Joaquim de Urbanski
1839 - 1843                Bernardo José de Sousa Soares de
                             Andréa
 5 Feb 1843 -  2 Mar 1843  Leandro José da Costa (2nd time)
 2 Mar 1843 -  1 May 1846  José Maria Marquês (1st time)
 1 May 1846 - 30 Sep 1847  Chamber Senate
30 Sep 1847 - 20 Nov 1847  Carlos Augusto de Morais e Almeida (d. 1847)
20 Nov 1847 - 20 Jul 1848  Chamber Senate
20 Jul 1848 - 30 Jun 1849  José Caetano René Vimont Pessôa    (d. 1849)
12 Dec 1849 -  9 Mar 1851  Leandro José da Costa (3rd time)
 9 Mar 1851 - 20 Mar 1853  José Maria Marquês (2nd time)
20 Mar 1853 - 28 Jul 1855  Francisco José da Pina Rolo
28 Jul 1855 - 21 Mar 1857  Adriano Maria Passaláqua           (d. 1857)
21 Mar 1857 - 15 Jan 1858  Chamber Senate
15 Jan 1858 - 29 May 1858  Francisco António Correia          (d. 1858)
29 May 1858 - 1859         Chamber Senate
1859 - 21 Nov 1860         Luis José Pereira e Horta
21 Nov 1860 -  8 Jul 1862  José Pedro de Melo
 8 Jul 1862 - 17 Nov 1862  Chamber Senate
17 Nov 1862 - 30 Mar 1863  José Eduardo da Costa Moura
30 Mar 1863 -  8 Jan 1864  João Baptista Brunachy (1st time)
 8 Jan 1864 -  2 Aug 1865  Estanislau Xavier de Assunção e 
                             Almeida (1st time)
 2 Aug 1865 - 30 Jul 1867  João Baptista Brunachy (2nd time)
30 Jul 1867 - 30 Sep 1867  António Joaquim da Fonseca
30 Sep 1867 - 30 May 1869  Estanislau Xavier de Assunção e 
                             Almeida (2nd time)
30 May 1869 -  7 Oct 1872  Pedro Carlos de Aguiar Craveiro 
                             Lopes
 7 Oct 1872 - Jul 1873     João Clímaco de Carvalho           (d. 1873)
28 Oct 1873 -  1 Nov 1876  Gregório José Ribeiro
 1 Nov 1876 - 28 Sep 1879  Estanislau Xavier de Assunção e 
                             Almeida (3rd time)
28 Sep 1879 - 28 Nov 1879  Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do      (b. 1844 - d. 1923)
                             Amaral
28 Nov 1879 -  3 Jan 1880  Custódio Miguel de Borja (1st time)(b. 1849 - d. 19..) 
                             (acting)
 3 Jan 1880 - 30 Dec 1881  Vinente Pinheiro Lôbo Machado de
                             Melo e Almada
30 Dec 1881 - 26 Jan 1882  Augusto Maria Leão (acting)
26 Jan 1882 - 24 May 1884  Francisco Teixeira da Silva        (b. 1826 - d. 1894)
24 May 1884 - 25 Aug 1886  Custódio Miguel de Borja (2nd time)(s.a.)
25 Aug 1886 -  9 Mar 1890  Augusto César Rodrigues Sarmento
 9 Mar 1890 - 26 Jun 1891  Firmino José da Costa
26 Jun 1891 -  8 Dec 1894  Francisco Eugénio Pereira de 
                             Miranda
 8 Dec 1894 -  8 Apr 1895  Jaime Lobo Brito Godins (acting)
 8 Apr 1895 -  5 Apr 1897  Cipriano Leite Pereira Jardim
 5 Apr 1897 -  5 Apr 1899  Joaquim da Graça Correia e Lança
 5 Apr 1899 -  3 Jan 1901  Amâncio de Alpoim Cerqueira 
                             Borges Cabral
 3 Jan 1901 -  8 May 1901  Francisco Maria Peixoto Vieira 
                              (acting)
 8 May 1901 -  8 Oct 1902  Joaquim Xavier de Brito
 8 Oct 1902 -  7 Jun 1903  João Abel Antunes Mesquita 
                             Guimarães
 7 Jun 1903 - 14 Dec 1903  João Gregório Duarte Ferreira 
                             (1st time) (acting)
14 Dec 1903 - 13 Apr 1907  Francisco de Paula Cid
13 Apr 1907 - 24 Jun 1907  Vitor Augusto Chaves Lemos e 
                             Melo (1st time) (acting)
24 Jun 1907 - 24 Oct 1908  Pedro Berquó
24 Oct 1908 - 13 Mar 1909  Vitor Augusto Chaves Lemos e 
                             Mel (2nd time) (acting)
13 Mar 1909 - 13 Jun 1910  José Augusto Vieira da Fonseca
13 Jun 1910 -  7 Aug 1910  Jaime Daniel Leote do Rego 
                             (1st time)
 7 Aug 1910 - 11 Nov 1910  Fernando Augusto de Carvalho
12 Nov 1910 - 28 Nov 1910  Carlos de Mendonça Pimentel e
                             Melo (acting)
28 Nov 1910 - 14 Jun 1911  António Pinto Miranda Guedes
14 Jun 1911 - 24 Dec 1911  Jaime Daniel Leote do Rego 
                             (2nd time)
24 Dec 1911 - 13 May 1913  Mariano Martins                    (b. 1880 - d. 1943)
13 May 1913 - 31 May 1915  Pedro do Amaral Boto Machado
31 May 1915 -  6 Jun 1915  José Dionisio Carneiro de Sousa
                             e Faroo
 6 Jun 1915 - 28 Jul 1918  Rafael dos Santos Oliveira 
                             (acting)
28 Jul 1918 - 11 Jun 1919  João Gregório Duarte Ferreira
                             (2nd time)
11 Jun 1919 - 25 Sep 1920  Avelino Augusto de Oliveira Leite
25 Sep 1920 - 22 Oct 1920  José Augusto de Coceição Alves
                             Vélez (acting)
22 Oct 1920 -  2 Jul 1921  Eduardo Nogueira de Lemos (acting)
 2 Jul 1921 - 23 Jan 1924  António José Pereira
23 Jan 1924 -  8 Jul 1926  Eugénio de Barros Soares Branco
 8 Jul 1926 - 31 Aug 1928  José Duarte Junqueira Rato
31 Aug 1928 - 30 Jan 1929  Sebastião José Barbosa (acting)
30 Jan 1929 - 31 Aug 1929  Francisco Penteado
31 Aug 1929 - 17 Dec 1933  Luís Augusto Vieira Fernandes
17 Dec 1933 -  8 May 1941  Ricardo Vaz Monteiro
 8 May 1941 -  5 Apr 1945  Amadeu Gomes de Figueiredo
 5 Apr 1945 - Jun 1953     Carlos de Sousa Gorgulho           (d. 1972)
Jul 1948 -  8 Oct 1950     Afonso Manuel Machado de Sousa 
                             (1st time)(acting for Gorgulho)
 8 Oct 1950 - 28 Jun 1952  Mario José Cabral Oliveira Castro
                             (acting for Gorgulho)
28 Jun 1952 - 18 Apr 1953  Guilherme António Amaral Abranches
                             Pinto (acting for Gorgulho)
18 Apr 1953 - 19 May 1953  Fernando Augusto Rodrigues
                             (acting for Gorgulho)
19 May 1953 - Jul 1953     Afonso Manuel Machado de Sousa 
                             (2nd time)
                             (acting [for Gorgulho to Jun 1953])
Sep 1953 - Aug 1954        Francisco António Pires Barata
Aug 1954 - 15 Jun 1955     Luís da Câmara Leme Faria (acting)
15 Jun 1955 -  5 Dec 1956  José Machado (acting)
 5 Dec 1956 - 13 Oct 1957  Octavio Ferreira Gonçalves (acting)
13 Oct 1957 - Aug 1963     Manuel Marques de Abrantes Amaral
Aug 1963 - 30 Oct 1963     Alberto Monteiro de Sousa Campos 
                             (acting)
30 Oct 1963 - 1972         António Jorge da Silva Sebastião
1973 - 1974                João Cecilio Gonçalves
29 Jul 1974 - 18 Dec 1974  António Elísio Capelo Pires Veloso  (b. 1926)
High Commissioner
18 Dec 1974 - 12 Jul 1975  António Elísio Capelo Pires Veloso  (s.a.)
Presidents
12 Jul 1975 -  4 Mar 1991  Manuel Pinto da Costa               (s.a.)                MLSTP
 4 Mar 1991 -  3 Apr 1991  Leonel Mário d'Alva (interim)       (b. 1935)             MLSTP 
 3 Apr 1991 - 15 Aug 1995  Miguel dos Anjos da Cunha Lisboa    (b. 1935)         Non-party/ADI
                             Trovoada (1st time)
15 Aug 1995 - 21 Aug 1995  Manuel Quintas de Almeida           (b. 1957? - d. 2006)  Mil
                             (chairman of National Salvation Junta)
21 Aug 1995 -  3 Sep 2001  Miguel dos Anjos da Cunha Lisboa    (s.a.)                ADI
                             Trovoada (1st time)
 3 Sep 2001 - 16 Jul 2003  Fradique Melo Bandeira de Menezes   (b. 1942)            ADI; 2001:
                             (1st time)                                              MDFM-PL
16 Jul 2003 - 23 Jul 2003  Fernando Pereira                    (b. 1963?)            Mil
                             (chairman Military Junta of National Salvation)
23 Jul 2003 -              Fradique Melo Bandeira de Menezes   (s.a.)                MDFM-PL
                             (2nd time)

Prime ministers 
21 Dec 1974 - 12 Jul 1975  Leonel Mário d'Alva                 (s.a.)                MLSTP
12 Jul 1975 -  9 Apr 1979  Miguel dos Anjos da Cunha Lisboa    (s.a.)                MLSTP
                             Trovoada
 9 Apr 1979 -  8 Jan 1988  Post abolished
 8 Jan 1988 -  7 Feb 1991  Celestino Rocha da Costa            (b. 1938)             MLSTP
 7 Feb 1991 - 16 May 1992  Daniel Lima dos Santos Daio         (b. 1947)             PCD-GR
16 May 1992 -  2 Jul 1994  Norberto José d'Alva Costa Alegre   (b. 1951)             PCD-GR
 7 Jul 1994 - 25 Oct 1994  Evaristo do Espírito Santo          (b. 1942)      PCD-GR/Non-party
                             Carvalho (1st time)
25 Oct 1994 - 15 Aug 1995  Carlos da Graça (1st time)          (b. 1931)             MLSTP-PSD
15 Aug 1995 - 21 Aug 1995  Vacant
21 Aug 1995 - 31 Dec 1995  Carlos da Graça (2nd time)          (s.a.)                MLSTP-PSD
31 Dec 1995 - 19 Nov 1996  Armindo Vaz d'Almeida               (b. 1953)             MLSTP-PSD
19 Nov 1996 -  5 Jan 1999  Raul Bragança Neto                  (b. 1946)             MLSTP-PSD
 5 Jan 1999 - 18 Sep 2001  Guilherme Posser de Costa           (b. 1953)             MLSTP-PSD
26 Sep 2001 - 28 Mar 2002  Evaristo do Espírito Santo          (s.a.)                ADI
                             Carvalho (2nd time)
28 Mar 2002 -  7 Oct 2002  Gabriel Arcanjo Ferreira de Costa   (b. 1954)             Non-party
 7 Oct 2002 - 16 Jul 2003  Maria das Neves Ceita Baptista      (b. 1958)             MLSTP-PSD
                             de Sousa (f) (1st time)
16 Jul 2003 - 23 Jul 2003  Vacant
23 Jul 2003 - 18 Sep 2004  Maria das Neves Ceita Baptista      (s.a.)                MLSTP-PSD
                             de Sousa (f) (2nd time)
18 Sep 2004 -  8 Jun 2005  Damião Vaz d'Almeida                (b. 1951)             MLSTP-PSD
 8 Jun 2005 - 21 Apr 2006  Maria do Carmo Trovoada Silveira (f)(b. 1961)             MLSTP-PSD
21 Apr 2006 - 14 Feb 2008  Tomé Vera Cruz                      (b. 1953)             MDFM-PL
14 Feb 2008 - 22 Jun 2008  Patrice Trovoada                    (b. 1962)             ADI
22 Jun 2008 -              Joaquim Rafael Branco               (b. 1953)             MLSTP-PSD

Party abbreviations: ADI = Acção Democrática Independente (Independent Democratic Action, centrist); MDFM-PL = Movimento Democrático Força da Mudança-Partido Liberal (Force for Change Democratic Movement-Liberal Party); MLSTP-PSD = Movimento de Libertação de São Tomé e Príncipe-Partido Social Democrata (Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé e Príncipe-Democratic Socialist Party, 1975-90 named MLSTP); PCD = Partido de Convergência Democrática (Democratic Convergence Party, PCD-GR until 2001); Mil = Military;
- Former parties: MDFM-PCD = Movimento Democrático Força da Mudança-Partido de Convergência Democrática (Force for Change Democratic Movement-Democratic Convergence Party, electoral coalition, 2002-May 2008); MLSTP = Movimento de Libertação de São Tomé e Príncipe (Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé e Príncipe, socialist -only legal party 12 Dec 1975 - Aug 1990, renamed Oct 1990 MLSTP-PSD); PCD-GR = Partido de Convergência Democrática-Grupa de Reflexão (Democratic Convergence Party-Reflection Group, 1990-2001, renamed PCD)

17 Jan 1471                Discovered and claimed for Portugal, named Santo António (Antão)
1500 - 1753                Separate Portuguese colony (donataria) under the Carneiro family.
1502                       Renamed Príncipe.
 9 Aug 1598 - 26 Nov 1598  Dutch occupation of Príncipe. 
1753                       United with São Tomé to form colony of 
                             São Tomé and Príncipe (s.a.).
29 Apr 1995                Autonomous Region of Príncipe.
 

Donatários
1500 - 1545                António Carneiro                   (b. 1459 - d. 1545)
1545 - 15..                Francisco Carneiro
15.. - 16..                Luiz Carneiro
16.. - 1640                Francisco II Carneiro
1640 - 1690                Luis Carneiro de Sousa,            (b. 1610 - d. 1690)
                             conde da Ilha do Príncipe
1690 - 1708                Francisco Luis Carneiro de Sousa,  (b. 1640 - d. 1708)
                             conde da Ilha do Príncipe
1708 - 1724                Antonio Carneiro de Sousa,         (b. 1680 - d. 1724)
                             conde da Ilha do Príncipe
1724 - 1731                Francisco Carneiro de Sousa,       (b. 1709 - d. 1731)
                             conde da Ilha do Príncipe
1731 - 1753                Carlos Carneiro de Sousa e Faro,   (b. 1710 - d. 1770)
                             conde da Ilha do Príncipe e
                             conde de Lumiares          
Captains of the Donatário
1500 - 1515                Vasco Carneiro
1515 - 1517                Diogo Alcaçova
1517 - 15..                João Fialho 
 9 Aug 1598 - 26 Nov 1598  Cornelis de Moucheron -Dutch commander
15.. - 1753                ....
Presidents of the Regional Government
29 Apr 1995 - 12 Apr 2002  Damião Vaz d'Almeida                (b. 1951)            MLSTP-PSD
12 Apr 2002 - 20 Jun 2006  Zeferino dos Prazeres               (b. 1960)            MLSTP-PSD
20 Jun 2006 -  5 Oct 2006  João Paulo Cassandra (provisional)  (b. 1961)            Non-party
 5 Oct 2006 -              José Cardoso dos Ramos Cassandra    (b. 1964)            UMPP
 

Party abbreviations: MLSTP-PSD = Movimento de Libertação de São Tomé e Príncipe-Partido Social Democrata (Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé e Príncipe-Democratic Socialist Party); UMPP = União para Mudança e Progresso do Príncipe (Union for Change and Progress of Príncipe, Príncipe electoral coalition, supported by all parties except MLSTP-PSD)