Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (São Tomé and Príncipe)

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Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces
Chefe de Estado Maior das FASTP
Incumbent
Brigadier Idalécio Pachire
since 18 May 2019
Term length3 years,
extendable by the government
Formation2012

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.

List of officeholders

Commander of the Armed Forces

Portrait Name Took office Left office Time in office Ref.
Idalécio Pachire
Pachire, IdalécioColonel
Idalécio Pachire
200320117–8 years

Chief of staff

No. Portrait Name Took office Left office Time in office Ref.
1
Felisberto Maria Segundo
Segundo, FelisbertoBrigadier
Felisberto Maria Segundo
August 201213 February 20141 year, 6 months
2
Justino Lima
Lima, JustinoBrigadier
Justino Lima
18 February 201430 January 201511 months
Olinto Amado Paquete
Paquete, OlintoColonel
Olinto Amado Paquete
Acting
30 January 20153 July 20155 months
3
Horácio Sousa
Sousa, HorácioBrigadier
Horácio Sousa
3 July 201518 May 20193 years, 10 months
4
Idalécio Pachire
Pachire, IdalécioBrigadier
Idalécio Pachire
18 May 2019Incumbent4 years, 11 months

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Nón 2019.
  2. ^ a b Seibert 2015, p. 244.
  3. ^ Seibert 2016, pp. 250–251.
  • 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.