Manuel Quintas de Almeida

In this article, the surname is Quintas de Almeida.

Manuel Quintas de Almeida
Born1957
São Tomé and Príncipe, Portuguese Empire
Died(2006-12-26)26 December 2006 (aged 49)
Portugal
AllegianceSão Tomé and Príncipe
BranchArmy, coast guard, presidential guard
RankCaptain
Known forLeading the 1995 São Tomé and Príncipe coup d'état

Manuel Quintas de Almeida (1957 – 26 December 2006) was a São Toméan soldier known for leading the 1995 São Tomé and Príncipe coup d'état. At the time of the coup, he was a second lieutenant in the armed forces of São Tomé and Príncipe. He later served as the captain of artillery in the armed forces and a commissioner of the military police.

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