Timelines Sao Tome and Principe

Timeline Sao Tome and Principe

An African nation of two volcanic islands straddling the equator in the Gulf of Guinea, 200 miles and 150 miles, respectively, off the coast of the western African nation of Gabon. Sao Tome is 30 miles long and 20 miles wide, and Principe about 10 miles long and 4 miles wide. The islands are in one of the continent's most active oil exploration areas. They have a combined population of some 150,000.
(AP, 7/18/03)(Econ, 7/19/03, p.37)1469-1472 The islands of Sao Tome and Principe were discovered by Portuguese navigators and settled by 1500.
(AP, 7/18/03)

1469-1472    The islands of Sao Tome and Principe were discovered by Portuguese navigators and settled by 1500.
    (AP, 7/18/03)

1522        The Portuguese crown began administering Sao Tome.
    (AP, 7/18/03)

1573        The Portuguese crown began administering Principe.
    (AP, 7/18/03)

1919        May 29, A solar eclipse occurred that was photographed by two British expeditions, one in Africa and the other in Sobral, Brazil. Arthur Eddington, British astronomer, confirmed Einstein’s prediction of the deflection of light from Principe, a Portuguese island off the Atlantic coast of Africa. In 1980 Harry Colling and Trevor Pinch published "The Golem," an account of the expedition. The play “Rose Tattoo” by Tennessee (Thomas Lanier) Williams was originally titled “The Eclipse of May 29, 1919.”
    (SFC, 10/12/96, p.E3)(www.bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~suchii/Edd.on1919.html)

1975        Jul 12, The islands of Sao Tome and Principe achieved independence from Portugal.
    (AP, 7/18/03)

1988        Members of Frente Democrata Crista (FDC) staged an unsuccessful invasion of Sao Tome from bases in Gabon.
    (Econ, 7/19/03, p.37)

1991        Mar 3, Miguel Trovoada was installed as President of Sao Tomé e Principal. The former prime minister had returned from exile to run for president.
    (SC, 3/3/02)(AP, 7/18/03)

1996        Jun 30, Voters went 41% for incumbent Miguel Trovoada and 39% for former Marxist ruler Manuel Pinto da Costa. A runoff was scheduled for Jul 21.
    (SFC, 7/3/96, p.C3)

2001        Fradique de Menezes was elected president.
    (AP, 7/18/03)

2003        Jul 16, In Sao Tome, an island nation off West Africa, Pres. Fradique de Menezes was ousted in a coup led by army Maj. Fernando Pereira. The revolt changed control of the impoverished country's new oil wealth.
    (AP, 7/16/03)

2003        Jul 21, In Sao Tome military coup leaders freed seven government ministers detained in last week's bloodless rebellion and resumed talks with international mediators on restoring civilian rule.
    (AP, 7/21/03)

2003        Jul 23, In Sao Tome rebel leaders ended a weeklong bloodless coup after the president signed an accord promising to replace the government and give them amnesty.
    (AP, 7/24/03)

2003        Aug 1, In Sao Tome PM Maria das Neves resigned. Four other government ministers also have offered to resign.
    (AP, 8/1/03)

2005        May 10, The UN children's agency said it is sending medical aid to the West African country of Sao Tome and Principe to combat a cholera outbreak that has infected 131 people, killing three.
    (AP, 5/10/05)

2005        Oct 30, It was reported that tourism in Sao Tome and Principe, hovering around 6,000 per year for the last 10 years, was expected to rise to 25,000 annually by 2010.
    (SSFC, 10/30/05, p.F10)

2006        Jul 30, Residents on the tiny island nation of Sao Tome and Principe off West Africa voted for a new president.
    (AP, 7/30/06)

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