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Manuel Pinto da Costa becomes the first president of the newly independent Democratic Republic of Sâo Tomé and Príncip
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South African History Online. (2012, July 6). Manuel Pinto da Costa becomes the first president of the newly independent Democratic Republic of Sâo Tomé and Príncip. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087948
South African History Online (2012) 'Manuel Pinto da Costa becomes the first president of the newly independent Democratic Republic of Sâo Tomé and Príncip', South African History Online, 6 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087948 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
South African History Online, Manuel Pinto da Costa becomes the first president of the newly independent Democratic Republic of Sâo Tomé and Príncip [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087948, (accessed 26 September 2026).
"Manuel Pinto da Costa becomes the first president of the newly independent Democratic Republic of Sâo Tomé and Príncip." South African History Online, 6 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087948. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Manuel Pinto da Costa becomes the first president of the newly independent Democratic Republic of Sâo Tomé and Príncip." South African History Online. July 6, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087948.
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