President Fradique de Menezes

Fradique de Menezes (born March 21, 1942) is the President of São Tomé and Príncipe (2001 - 2003, 2003 - present). Download high resolution version (480x639, 49 KB)President Fradique Menezes of São Tomé & Príncipe Source: Ricardo Stuckert/ABr. ... Download high resolution version (480x639, 49 KB)President Fradique Menezes of São Tomé & Príncipe Source: Ricardo Stuckert/ABr. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Fradique de Menezes was born on the island of São Tomé in 1942, before São Tomé and Príncipe got its independence from Portugal. He attended high school in Portugal, and then studied Education and Psychology at the Free University of Brussels. Menezes is a successful businessman. He was foreign minister of São Tome and Principe from 1986 until 1987. He was elected President in July 2001 with 55.2% of the vote, defeating former president Miguel Trovoada, who received about 40%. He took office on September 3, 2001. He had to renounce his Portuguese citizenship before he was allowed to run. On July 16, 2003, while he was away in Nigeria, there was a military coup d'etat led by Fernando Pereira, but Menezes was restored on July 23 2003, following negotiations. The cathedral of São Tomé São Tomé (population 53,300 (in 2003) is the capital city of São Tomé and Príncipe and is by far the nations largest town. ... The Free University of Brussels is the name of two Belgian universities both in Brussels: the Dutch-speaking Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and the French-speaking Université Libre de Bruxelles This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe held presidential elections on 29 July 2001. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Former President Miguel Trovoada addressing the United Nations General Assembly. ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A coup détat, or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, usually done by a small group that just replaces the top power figures. ... Fernando Cobo Pereira is a major in the military of São Tomé and Príncipe. ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ...