Carlos da Graça
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Carlos Alberto Monteiro Dias da Graça (born 1931) is a former prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe
. He held the post from 25 October 1994 to 15 August 1995. A short lived military coup d'état
temporarily deposed the elected government from 15 August 1995 to 21 August 1995. Civilian rule was restored on 21 August 1995 and Graça remained Prime Minister until 31 December 1995. He ran for president in 1996 but received last place with 5.4% of the vote.
He is a member of the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party (MLSTP/PSD). Prior to becoming Prime Minister, Graça had served as the country's foreign minister from 1988 to 1990.
São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two islands: São Tomé and Príncipe, located about apart and about , respectively, off...
. He held the post from 25 October 1994 to 15 August 1995. A short lived military coup d'état
Coup d'état
A coup d'état state, literally: strike/blow of state)—also known as a coup, putsch, and overthrow—is the sudden, extrajudicial deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to replace the deposed government with another body; either...
temporarily deposed the elected government from 15 August 1995 to 21 August 1995. Civilian rule was restored on 21 August 1995 and Graça remained Prime Minister until 31 December 1995. He ran for president in 1996 but received last place with 5.4% of the vote.
He is a member of the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party (MLSTP/PSD). Prior to becoming Prime Minister, Graça had served as the country's foreign minister from 1988 to 1990.