Carlos Graça

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Monteiro Dias and the second or paternal family name is Graça.
Carlos Graça

Carlos Alberto Monteiro Dias da Graça (22 December 1931 – 17 April 2013) was a prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe.[1][2]

He was one of the co-founders of the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe (MLSTP). After 25 April 1974 revolution in Portugal he was a member of the transition government preparing the independence of São Tomé and Príncipe.[3][4] After the independence in 1975 he became Minister of Social Affairs. He was the first founder of the MLSTP raising his opposition to the move of the regime towards a dictatorial Marxist-Leninist regime. For this reason he was sentenced 24 years jail and had to exile again in 1977, becoming one of the main opponents to Manuel Pinto da Costa regime.[5] He was asked by Pinto da Costa to come back to Sao Tome in 1987,in order to prepare the transition to a multi-party democracy.He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1988 to 1990, while being one of the main politicians preparing the new democratic constitution and the first free elections. After the first free elections he became leader of the MLSTP which he turned into MLSTP/PSD Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Partido Social Democrata.He led his party to winning the general elections in October 1994 and became Prime Minister.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 is considered as one of the main architects of the democracy in his country [6][7] He was elected Chairman of the Committee on Social Affairs and in the end of term in 2006 moved away from the political party active life. He published some works such as:

He died in 2013 at the age of 81.[8]

References

  1. AEIOU - Investimentos Multimédia, S.A. "Morreu Carlos Graça - Expresso.pt". Expresso.sapo.pt. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
  2. http://www.portalangop.co.ao/motix/pt_pt/noticias/africa/2013/3/16/Morreu-primeiro-ministro-santomense-Carlos-Graca,520d0324-5500-4006-90b3-877be5479034.html.
  3. "Memórias Políticas de um Nacionalista Sui Generis"
  4. http://www.telanon.info/sociedade/2013/04/17/12972/morreu-carlos-alberto-monteiro-dias-da-graca/
  5. http://www.telanon.info/politica/2013/04/18/12978/mlstp-e-adi-condoidos-com-a-morte-de-carlos-graca/
  6. Morreu Carlos Graça, ex-Primeiro-ministro de São Tomé e Príncipe
Preceded by
Guilherme Posser da Costa
Foreign Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe
19881990
Succeeded by
Guilherme Posser da Costa
Preceded by
Evaristo Carvalho
Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe
19941995
Succeeded by
Armindo Vaz d'Almeida
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