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1995 Sao Tome and Principe coup d'etat attempt

A CIA WFB map of Sao Tome and Principe
Date	15?22 August 1995
Location	Sao Tome , Sao Tome and Principe
Type	Military coup
Motive	Regime change
Target	Presidential Palace , Sao Tome
Organised by	Manuel Quintas de Almeida
Participants	Faction within the Armed Forces
Outcome	Coup fails Miguel Trovoada restored to power.

The 1995 Sao Tome and Principe coup d'etat attempt was an attempted military coup in Sao Tome and Principe on August 15, 1995. The coup was launched against the government of President Miguel Trovoada , and was led by Lieutenant Manuel Quintas de Almeida . The immediate cause of the coup was a long, 6-month delay in the soldiers' salary, poor supply and living conditions of the soldiers. However, under pressure from the international community, the military returned power to Trovoada on August 22. ^{[1] [2]}

See also [ edit ]

• History of Sao Tome and Principe
• 1988 Sao Tome and Principe coup attempt
• 2003 Sao Tome and Principe coup attempt
• 2022 Sao Tome and Principe coup attempt

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