Miguel Trovoada
president of Sao Tome and Principe
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Miguel Trovoada served as the president of São Tomé and Príncipe, an island nation in Central Africa located on the Equator in the Gulf of Guinea. He was first elected president in 1991, marking the country's first free elections. Trovoada was reelected in 1996 but was ineligible for a third term in 2001. He previously held the position of prime minister. During his presidency, São Tomé and Príncipe transitioned to a multiparty democracy after years of a single-party system.12
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