Fernando Pereira (major)

Fernando Pereira
Acting President of São Tomé and Príncipe
In office
16 July 2003 – 23 July 2003
Preceded byFradique de Menezes
Succeeded byFradique de Menezes
Personal details
NationalitySantomean
Political partyMilitary Junta

Fernando "Cobo" Pereira is a major in the military of São Tomé and Príncipe.

Coup

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He led a coup against the elected government of Fradique de Menezes on July 16, 2003, while the latter was out of the country. He relinquished power a week later as part of an agreement.[1]

Family

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Pereira "is of mixed Cape Verdian and Angolan descent."[2]

He is the father of ten children.[2]

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