Democracy in action

The appointment of Damião Vaz d'Almeida as Premier on 18 September marks the impoverished archipelago's sixth change of government in three years. It also calls a halt, at least temporarily, to the career of Maria das Neves.

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Damião Vaz d'Almeida, Maria das Neves, Cuban, Patrice Trovoada, Miguel Trovoada, Fradique de Menezes, Nigeria, Movimento de Libertação de São Tomé e Príncipe-Partido Social Democrata, Acção Democrática Independente

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