List of governors of Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe

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Coat of arms of Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe

The islands of São Tomé and Príncipe were discovered and claimed by Portugal in the 1470s. A Portuguese colony was established in 1485. Each island was governed as a separate entity until 1753, when they were united as a single crown colony. In 1951, the islands became an overseas province of Portugal. Autonomy was granted in 1974 and independence was granted on 12 July 1975.

Contents

São Tomé

Portuguese Colony (1485–1522)

Portuguese Crown Colony (1522–1641)

Dutch Occupation

Portuguese Crown Colony (1648–1709)

French Occupation (1709–1715)

Portuguese Crown Colony (1715–1753)

Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

TenurePortraitIncumbentNotes
Crown Colony of Portugal (1753–1951)
1753 to 1755Chamber Senate
1755 Lopo de Sousa Coutinho ,
Governor
1755 to 1758Chamber Senate
1758 to 1761 Luís Henrique da Mota e Mele ,
Governor
1758 to 1767Chamber Senate
1767 to 1768 Lourenço Lôbo de Almeida Palha ,
Governor
1768 to 1770Chamber Senate
1770 to 1778 Vicente Gomes Ferreira ,
Governor
1778 to 1782 João Manuel de Azambuja ,
Governor
1782 to 1788 Cristóvão Xavier de Sá ,
Governor
1788 to 1797 João Resende Tavares Leote ,
Governor
1797 Inácio Francisco de Nóbrega Sousa Coutinho ,
Governor
1797 Manuel Monteiro de Carvalho ,
acting Governor
1797 to 1798 Varela Borca ,
Governor
1798 to 1799 Manuel Francisco Joaquim da Mota ,
Governor
1799 Francisco Rafael de Castelo de Vide ,
Governor
1799 to 1802 João Baptista de Silva ,
Governor
1802 to 1805 Gabriel António Franco de Castro ,
Governor
1805 to 1817 Luís Joaquim Lisboa ,
Governor
1817 to 1824 Filipe de Freitas ,
Governor
1824 to 1830 João Maria Xavier de Brito ,
Governor
1830 to 1834 Joaquim Bento da Fonseca ,
Governor
1834 to 1836Provisional government
1836 to 1837 Fernando Correia Henriques de Noronha ,
acting Governor
1837 to 1838 Leandro José da Costa ,
Governor		1st term
1838 to 1839 José Joaquim de Urbanski ,
Governor
1839 to 1843 Bernardo José de Sousa Soares de Andréa ,
Governor
5 February 1843 to 2 March 1843 Leandro José da Costa ,
Governor		2nd term
2 March 1843 to 1 May 1846 José Maria Marquês ,
Governor		1st term
1 May 1846 to 30 September 1847Chamber Senate
30 September 1847 to 20 November 1847 Carlos Augusto de Morais e Almeida ,
Governor
20 November 1847 to 20 July 1848Chamber Senate
20 July 1848 to 30 June 1849 José Caetano René Vimont Pessoa ,
Governor
12 December 1849 to 9 March 1851 Leandro José da Costa ,
Governor		3rd term
9 March 1851 to 20 March 1853 José Maria Marquês ,
Governor		2nd term
20 March 1853 to 28 July 1855 Francisco José da Pina Rolo ,
Governor
28 July 1855 to 21 March 1857 Adriano Maria Passaláqua ,
Governor
21 March 1857 to 15 January 1858Chamber Senate
15 January 1858 to 29 May 1858 Francisco António Correia ,
Governor
29 May 1858 to 1859Chamber Senate
1859 to 21 November 1860 Luís José Pereira e Horta ,
Governor
21 November 1860 to 8 July 1862 José Pedro de Melo ,
Governor
8 July 1862 to 17 November 1862Chamber Senate
17 November 1862 to 30 March 1863 José Eduardo da Costa Moura ,
Governor
30 March 1863 to 8 January 1864 João Baptista Brunachy ,
Governor		1st term
8 January 1864 to 2 August 1865 Estanislau Xavier de Assunção e Almeida ,
Governor		1st term
2 August 1865 to 30 July 1867 João Baptista Brunachy ,
Governor		2nd term
30 July 1867 to 30 September 1867 General Antonio Joaquim Gomes da Fonseca, c.1890.jpg António Joaquim da Fonseca ,
Governor
30 September 1867 to 30 May 1869 Estanislau Xavier de Assunção e Almeida ,
Governor		2nd term
30 May 1869 to 7 October 1872 Pedro Carlos de Aguiar Craveiro Lopes.jpg Pedro Carlos de Aguiar Craveiro Lopes ,
Governor
7 October 1872 to July 1873 João Clímaco de Carvalho ,
Governor
28 October 1873 to 1 November 1876 Gregório José Ribeiro ,
Governor
1 November 1876 to 28 September 1879 Estanislau Xavier de Assunção e Almeida ,
Governor		3rd term
28 September 1879 to 28 November 1879 Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral.jpg Francisco Ferreira do Amaral ,
Governor
28 November 1879 to 3 January 1880 Custodio Miguel de Borja (Arquivo Historico Parlamentar).png Custódio Miguel de Borja ,
acting Governor		1st term
3 January 1880 to 30 December 1881 Visconde de Pindela 1905.png Vicente Pinheiro Lôbo Machado de Melo e Almada ,
Governor
30 December 1881 to 26 January 1882 Augusto Maria Leão ,
acting Governor
26 January 1882 to 24 May 1884 Francisco Teixeira da Silva (Geneall.net).jpg Francisco Teixeira da Silva ,
Governor
24 May 1884 to 25 August 1886 Custodio Miguel de Borja (Arquivo Historico Parlamentar).png Custódio Miguel de Borja ,
Governor		2nd term
25 August 1886 to 9 March 1890 Augusto César Rodrigues Sarmento ,
Governor
9 March 1890 to 26 June 1891 Firmino José da Costa ,
Governor
26 June 1891 to 8 December 1894 Francisco Eugénio Pereira de Miranda ,
Governor
8 December 1894 to 8 April 1895 Jaime Lobo Brito Godins ,
acting Governor
8 April 1895 to 5 April 1897 Cipriano Leite Pereira Jardim ,
Governor
5 April 1897 to 5 April 1899 Joaquim da Graca Correia e Lanca.jpg Joaquim da Graça Correia e Lança ,
Governor
5 April 1899 to 3 January 1901 Amâncio de Alpoim Cerqueira Borges Cabral ,
Governor
3 January 1901 to 8 May 1901 Francisco Maria Peixoto Vieira ,
acting Governor
8 May 1901 to 8 October 1902 Joaquim Xavier de Brito ,
Governor
8 October 1902 to 7 June 1903 João Abel Antunes Mesquita Guimarães ,
Governor
7 June 1903 to 14 December 1903 Joao Gregorio Duarte Ferreira - Diario Illustrado (2Fev1886).png João Gregório Duarte Ferreira ,
acting Governor		1st term
14 December 1903 to 13 April 1907 Francisco de Paula Cid ,
Governor
13 April 1907 to 24 June 1907 Vítor Augusto Chaves Lemos e Melo ,
acting Governor		1st term
24 June 1907 to 24 October 1908 Pedro Berquó ,
Governor
24 October 1908 to 13 March 1909 Vítor Augusto Chaves Lemos e Melo ,
acting Governor		2nd term
13 March 1909 to 13 June 1910 José Augusto Vieira da Fonseca ,
Governor
13 June 1910 to 7 August 1910 Jaime Daniel Leote do Rego.jpg Jaime Daniel Leote do Rego ,
Governor		1st term
7 August 1910 to 11 November 1910 Fernando Augusto de Carvalho ,
Governor
12 November 1910 to 28 November 1910 Carlos de Mendonça Pimentel e Melo ,
acting Governor
28 November 1910 to 14 June 1911 António Pinto Miranda Guedes ,
Governor
14 June 1911 to 24 December 1911 Jaime Daniel Leote do Rego.jpg Jaime Daniel Leote do Rego ,
Governor		2nd term
24 December 1911 to 13 May 1913 Mariano Martins ,
Governor
13 May 1913 to 31 May 1915 Pedro do Amaral Boto Machado ,
Governor
31 May 1915 to 6 June 1915 Jose Dionisio Carneiro de Sousa e Faro (Arquivo Historico Parlamentar).png José Dionísio Carneiro de Sousa e Faro ,
Governor
6 June 1915 to 28 July 1918 Rafael dos Santos Oliveira ,
acting Governor
28 July 1918 to 11 June 1919 Joao Gregorio Duarte Ferreira - Diario Illustrado (2Fev1886).png João Gregório Duarte Ferreira ,
Governor		2nd term
11 June 1919 to 25 September 1920 Avelino Augusto de Oliveira Leite ,
Governor
25 September 1920 to 22 October 1920 José Augusto de Conceição Alves Vélez ,
acting Governor
22 October 1920 to 2 July 1921 Eduardo Nogueira de Lemos ,
acting Governor
2 July 1921 to 23 January 1924 António José Pereira ,
Governor
23 January 1924 to 8 July 1926 Eugénio de Barros Soares Branco ,
Governor
8 July 1926 to 31 August 1928 José Duarte Junqueira Rato ,
Governor
31 August 1928 to 30 January 1929 Sebastião José Barbosa ,
acting Governor
30 January 1929 to 31 August 1929 Francisco Penteado ,
Governor
31 August 1929 to 17 December 1933 Luís Augusto Vieira Fernandes ,
Governor
17 December 1933 to 8 May 1941 Ricardo Vaz Monteiro.png Ricardo Vaz Monteiro ,
Governor
8 May 1941 to 5 April 1945 Amadeu Gomes de Figueiredo ,
Governor
5 April 1945 to July 1948 Carlos de Sousa Gorgulho ,
Governor
July 1948 to 8 October 1950 Afonso Manuel Machado de Sousa ,
acting Governor
8 October 1950 to 11 June 1951 Mário José Cabral Oliveira Castro ,
acting Governor
Overseas Province of Portugal (1951–1974)
11 June 1951 to 28 June 1952 Mário José Cabral Oliveira Castro ,
acting Governor
28 June 1952 to 18 April 1953 Guilherme António Amaral Abranches Pinto ,
acting Governor		Served at the time of the Batepá massacre
18 April 1953 to 19 May 1953 Fernando Augusto Rodrigues ,
acting Governor
19 May 1953 to July 1953 Afonso Manuel Machado de Sousa ,
acting Governor
July 1953 to August 1954 Francisco António Pires Barata ,
Governor
August 1954 to 15 June 1955 Luís da Câmara Leme Faria ,
acting Governor
15 June 1955 to 5 December 1956 José Machado ,
acting Governor
5 December 1956 to 13 October 1957 Octávio Ferreira Gonçalves ,
acting Governor
13 October 1957 to August 1963 Manuel Marques de Abrantes Amaral ,
Governor
August 1963 to 30 October 1963 Alberto Monteiro de Sousa Campos ,
acting Governor
30 October 1963 to 1972 António Jorge da Silva Sebastião ,
Governor
1973 to 1974 João Cecilio Gonçalves ,
Governor
29 July 1974 to 18 December 1974 António Pires Veloso ,
Governor
Autonomous Province of Portugal (1974–1975)
18 December 1974 to 12 July 1975 António Pires Veloso ,
High Commissioner
12 July 1975Independence as Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe [2]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Sao Tome and Principe Celebrate Independence". The New York Times. Reuters. 13 July 1975. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
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