Celestino Rocha da Costa
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Celestino Rocha da Costa | |
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| 2nd Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe | |
| In office 8 January 1988 – 7 February 1991 | |
| President | Manuel Pinto da Costa |
| Preceded by | Miguel Trovoada (1979) |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Daio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 September 1938 Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe |
Celestino Rocha da Costa (25 September 1938 – 23 December 2010)
Biography
He became member of the Movement of the Liberation of São Tomé (MLSTP) after independence in 1976 and was a single party at the time. He first worked for the Ministry of Justice. From the beginning of 1986, he was Minister of Education, Labour and Social Affairs.
In January 1988, a constitutional amendment retained the post of a Prime Minister, on 8 January, he became Prime Minister up to 7 February 1991. His government included those that were in exile and later
After the introduction of democracy in 1990, in fall 1990, his party became the MLSTP-PSD, he ran for the
He died in Lisbon, Portugal in 2010, aged 72.
References
- ^ Morreu o ex-primeiro ministro Celestino Rocha da Costa (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Sao Tome Accuses Ex-premier of Embezzling Millions of Dollars". Daily News. 28 August 1991. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ISBN 978-0-19-829645-4. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-2562-4. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ISBN 1841501093.
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