Miguel Trovoada | |
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 Trovoada in 1995 | |
| 2ndPresident of São Tomé and Príncipe | |
| In office 21 August 1995 – 3 September 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Carlos Graça Armindo Vaz d'Almeida Raul Bragança Neto Guilherme Posser da Costa |
| Preceded by | Manuel Quintas de Almeida(acting) |
| Succeeded by | Fradique de Menezes |
| In office 3 April 1991 – 15 August 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Daniel Daio Norberto Costa Alegre Evaristo Carvalho Carlos Graça |
| Preceded by | Leonel Mário d'Alva(acting) |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Quintas de Almeida(acting) |
| 1stPrime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe | |
| In office 12 July 1975 – 9 April 1979 | |
| President | Manuel Pinto da Costa |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Celestino Rocha da Costa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1936-12-27)27 December 1936 (age 89) |
| Party | Independent Democratic Action |
| Spouse | Maria Helena Trovoada |
| Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
Miguel dos Anjos da Cunha Lisboa Trovoada (born 27 December 1936)[1] is a São Toméan politician who was theprime minister from 1975 to 1979 and secondpresident of São Tomé and Príncipe from 1991 to 2001. On 16 July 2014, he was appointed the Special Representative of theUnited Nations Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS). Prior to this, he was the executive secretary of the Gulf of Guinea Commission.
Born in the city ofSão Tomé, Trovoada attended secondary school inAngola before studying law at theUniversity of Lisbon inPortugal. In 1960 he cofounded, with former classmateManuel Pinto da Costa, the Committee for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe (CLSTP) – which was renamed theMovement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe in 1972. Operating out of its headquarters inGabon, Trovoada served as the movement's foreign affairs director from 1961 to 1975 and was instrumental in gainingOrganization of African Unity (OAU) recognition for the MLSTP in 1972.
After the fall of theEstado Novo regime in Portugal due to theCarnation Revolution, Trovoada served as the São Tomé and Príncipe first Prime Minister and Minister of Defence[2] (12 July 1975 – March 1979). However, relations between the President and Prime Minister soon deteriorated, culminating in 1979 when President da Costa abolished the post of Prime Minister. Several months later, Trovoada was charged with plotting against the government. After being arrested and detained for 21 months, Trovoada went into exile inFrance. In May 1990, following the adoption of a democratic constitution, he returned to his country and campaigned for president.
In 1991, Trovoada was elected President in the country's firstmultipartypresidential election; he wasre-elected in 1996. When he first ran for President, he was not a member of any political party, but by the end of his first term he had formed a newpolitical party –Independent Democratic Action (ADI).
His government was briefly overthrown in acoup d'etat from 15 August 1995 to 21 August 1995.
President Trovoada's term ended on 3 September 2001 whenFradique de Menezes was sworn in as the newhead of state.
Trovoada took office as executive secretary of the Gulf of Guinea Commission on 21 January 2009.[3]
Miguel Trovoada's sonPatrice Trovoada is also a politician and served asPrime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe in 2008.
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| Preceded by (–) | Foreign Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe 1975 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe 1975–1979 | Succeeded by Post Abolished |
| Preceded by | President of São Tomé and Príncipe 1991–2001 | Succeeded by |
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