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Carlos Vila Nova

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Carlos Vila Nova
Vila Nova in 2015
5th President of São Tomé and Príncipe
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 October 2021
Prime MinisterJorge Bom Jesus
Patrice Trovoada
Ilza Amado Vaz
Américo Ramos
Preceded byEvaristo Carvalho
Minister of Infrastructure, Natural Resources and the Environment
In office
25 November 2014 – 3 December 2018
PresidentEvaristo Carvalho
Preceded byFernando da Silva Maquengo de Freitas
Succeeded byOsvaldo Abreu
Minister of Public Works and Natural Resources
In office
15 August 2010 – 12 December 2012
PresidentFradique de Menezes
Manuel Pinto da Costa
Deputy
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 November 2018
ConstituencyÁgua Grande
Personal details
Born (1959-07-27) 27 July 1959 (age 65)
Neves, São Tomé and Príncipe, Portugal
Political partyADI
SpouseMaria de Fátima Afonso Vila Nova

Carlos Manuel Vila Nova (born 27 July 1959)[1] is a São Toméan politician who is the fifth and current president of São Tomé and Príncipe, since 2 October 2021. He served as the minister of Public Works and Natural Resources (2010–2012) and minister of Infrastructure, Natural Resources and the Environment (2014–2018) in successive governments of Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada.

Early life and education

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Vila Nova was born in Neves, a city in Lembá District on the northern coast of São Tomé Island. He received a degree in telecommunications engineering from the University of Oran, Algeria in 1985, then returned to become the head of the computer department of the government Statistics Directorate.

Career

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In 1988, he left the civil service to become a sales manager at the Hotel Miramar, which was then the only hotel in the country. He was promoted to Director of the Hotel Miramar in 1992. In 1997, he became Director of the hotel Pousada Boa Vista, and also founded his own travel agency Mistral Voyages. Vila Nova continued in the tourism industry until he entered politics in 2010.[2]

Vila Nova served as Minister of Public Works and Natural Resources in the cabinet of Patrice Trovoada from 2010[3] until the government lost its majority in 2012.[4] He was appointed Minister of Infrastructure, Natural Resources and the Environment when Trovoada's Independent Democratic Action (ADI) regained the majority in 2014.[5] In 2018, Vila Nova was elected to the National Assembly.[2]

Presidency

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He was the Independent Democratic Action (ADI) candidate for the 2021 presidential election.[6] On 6 September, he was declared president-elect of São Tomé and Príncipe, receiving 58% of the vote and defeating Guilherme Posser da Costa of the MLSTP/PSD. On 14 September, he was declared president by the Tribunal constitutional court.[7]

On 6 January 2025, he dismissed Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada and his government, citing Trovoada's prolonged absences and his government's failure to solve multiple issues.[8] Trovoada responded calling his dismissal "illegal" and "unconstitutional".[9] He then selected then Minister of Justice, Ilza Amado Vaz, as prime minister. Vaz then resigned, stating in a letter that her continued leadership “would not contribute to the success of public policies and the harmonious and peaceful development.” He thereafter picked Américo Ramos, who was not endorsed for the prime ministerial role by the ADI, being criticized for ignoring the majority of the National Assembly.[10]

Personal life

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Vila Nova is married to Maria de Fátima Afonso Vila Nova and has two daughters.[2]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Biografia Carlos Manuel Vila Nova". presidencia.st (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Veiga, Abel (26 August 2021). ""Eu Garanto" – Mas, quem é Carlos Vila Nova?". Téla Nón (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Novo Governo tomou posse em São Tomé". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 10 August 2010. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Novo Governo de STP já foi empossado". Deutsche Welle (in Portuguese). 12 December 2012. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Sao Tome prepares legislation to regulate distribution and marketing of fuels" (in Portuguese). Macauhub. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016..
  6. ^ Abel Veiga (9 April 2021). "Carlos Vila Nova é o candidato da ADI às eleições presidenciais" (in Portuguese). Téla Nón. Retrieved 15 April 2021..
  7. ^ "Tribunal Constitucional confirma Carlos Vila Nova como Presidente de São Tomé e Príncipe". África 21 Digital (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  8. ^ "São Tomé and Príncipe: President fires Prime Minister and government". Africanews. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  9. ^ "São Tomé and Príncipe : Ousted Prime Minister Takes Legal Action [Interview]". Africanews. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  10. ^ Reporter, Staff (13 January 2025). "São Tomé and Príncipe gets its third prime minister in a week". Macao News. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Presidente de São Tomé e Príncipe condecorado com Ordem Amílcar Cabral do I Grau". 13 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Presidente são-tomense condecorado pelo homólogo da Guiné Equatorial". 31 July 2024.
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