The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of São Tomé and Príncipe (Portuguese: Chefe de Estado Maior das FASTP) is the highest-ranking military officer of in the Armed Forces of São Tomé and Príncipe, who is responsible for maintaining the operational command of the military.
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces | |
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Chefe de Estado Maior das FASTP | |
since 18 May 2019 | |
Term length | 3 years, extendable by the government |
Formation | 2012 |
List of officeholders
editCommander of the Armed Forces
editPortrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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Colonel Idalécio Pachire | 2003 | 2011 | 7–8 years | [1] |
Chief of staff
editNo. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Brigadier Felisberto Maria Segundo | August 2012 | 13 February 2014 | 1 year, 6 months | [1][2] | |
2 | Justino Lima | Brigadier18 February 2014 | 30 January 2015 | 11 months | [1][2] | |
– | Olinto Amado Paquete Acting | Colonel30 January 2015 | 3 July 2015 | 5 months | [3] | |
3 | Horácio Sousa | Brigadier3 July 2015 | 18 May 2019 | 3 years, 10 months | [1] | |
4 | Idalécio Pachire | Brigadier18 May 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 4 months | [1] |
References
edit- Nón, Téla (27 May 2019). "PR deu posse ao novo Chefe de Estado Maior das FASTP". telanon.info (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- Seibert, Gerhard (2015). "São Tomé and Príncipe". In Elischer, Sebastian; Hofmeier, Rolf; Melber, Henning; Mehler, Andreas (eds.). Africa Yearbook Volume 11: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2014. Brill academic publishers. pp. 243–248. ISBN 978-90-04-30505-2.
- Seibert, Gerhard (2016). "São Tomé and Príncipe". In Elischer, Sebastian; Hofmeier, Rolf; Melber, Henning; Mehler, Andreas (eds.). Africa Yearbook Volume 12: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2015. Brill academic publishers. pp. 250–255. ISBN 978-90-04-33323-9.