This article discusses the National Assembly of Sao Tome and Principe from the history of the assembly and further list the presidents.
The National Assembly (Portuguese: Assembleia Nacional) is the unicameral legislative body of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe.
Read: PAST PRESIDENTS OF SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE
The Assembly is elected for a four-year term. The Assembly can be dissolved by the President of the Republic in case of a serious institutional crisis, only with the approval of the Council of State, a consultative assembly composed of 12 members.
History
The National Assembly was founded in 1975, as a result of the adoption of the Constitution of São Tomé and Príncipe. From 1975 to 1990, the Assembly served as a rubber-stamp to the one-party regime led by the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe. With the constitutional reforms of 1990, the country became a multi-party democracy and the first competitive elections were organized in 1991.
List of presidents
| Presidents of the Constituent Assembly (1975) | |
| Term | Incumbent |
| 1975 | Nuno Xavier Daniel Dias |
| 1975 | Guilherme do Sacramento Neto |
| Presidents of the National Assembly (1975–present) | |
| Term | Incumbent |
| 1975–1980 | Leonel Mário d’Alva |
| 1980–1991 | Alda Neves da Graça do Espírito Santo |
| 1991–1994 | Leonel Mário d’Alva |
| 1994–2002 | Francisco Fortunato Pires |
| 2002–2006 | Dionísio Tomé Dias |
| 2006–2010 | Francisco da Silva |
| 2010 | Arzemiro dos Prazeres |
| 2010–2012 | Evaristo Carvalho |
| 2012–2014 | Alcino Pinto |
| 2014–2018 | José da Graca Diogo |
| 2018–2022 | Delfim Neves |
| 2022–present | Celmira Sacramento |