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Capital: São ToméPopulation: ~220,000 (one of the smallest populations in Africa)Founded: 12 July 1975 (independence from Portugal)Region: AfricaLanguages: ptCurrency: São Tomé and Príncipe dobra (STN)

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Everything about São Tomé & Príncipe

Books & Literature

Classics, poetry, folklore & free-to-read texts of São Tomé & Príncipe

Quotes & Proverbs

Native wisdom, proverbs & famous words from São Tomé & Príncipe

Authors, leaders & cultural figures of São Tomé & Príncipe

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Notable people from São Tomé & Príncipe

Angolar Leader and National Hero

He led the 1595 Angolar slave uprising against Portuguese colonial rule, commemorated as São Tomé and Príncipe's foremost national hero.

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Caetano da Costa Alegre

He is considered one of the first Black poets to publish lyric verse in Portuguese, a foundational figure in São Tomé and Príncipe's literary history.

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Francisco José Tenreiro

Poet and Geographer

He co-edited the landmark 1953 Anthology of Black Poetry in the Portuguese Language and wrote foundational Lusophone African verse rooted in São Tomé.

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Alda do Espírito Santo

Poet and Political Leader

Her poetry gave voice to the 1953 Batepá massacre and anti-colonial resistance, and she later became the first woman President of São Tomé and Príncipe's National Assembly.

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Manuel Pinto da Costa

First President of São Tomé and Príncipe

He served as the first President of independent São Tomé and Príncipe from 1975 to 1991, and again from 2011 to 2016.

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Traditional São Tomé & Príncipe Wisdom

Sabedoria tradicional de São Tomé e Príncipe

Folk & Oral Tradition

The shared, author-less body of proverbs — mostly Portuguese-language, part of the wider Lusophone oral heritage — carried by the people of São Tomé and Príncipe.

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