Name Manuel de Religion Roman Catholic | Nationality Santomean | |
Died December 26, 2006, Sao Tome and Principe Party Movement for the Liberation of Sao Tome and Principe/Social Democratic Party | ||
Political party MLSTP/Military Junta | ||
Manuel Quintas de Almeida (1957 – 26 December 2006) was a lieutenant in the military of São Tomé and Príncipe.
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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.
References
Manuel Quintas de Almeida Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA