Daniel Daio
Daniel Lima dos Santos was Daio 1991-1992 Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe.
Political career
He belonged to the ruling party since independence in 1975 unit Movimento de São Tomé e Príncipe de Libertação ( MLSTP ) and was until his release by President Manuel Pinto da Costa 1982 Secretary of Defense. After the admission of other parties in 1990 he became Secretary General of the newly formed Partido de Convergència Democrática de - Grupa reflexão (PCD -GR) and from exile Leonel Mário d' Alva returned their president.
Prime minister
After the victory of the PCD -GR in the first free parliamentary elections on January 20, 1991, he became prime minister on 7 February 1991. The party had obtained an absolute majority of seats. Given the poor economic situation led his government from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank recommended reforms. The costs associated with the austerity price increases and the devaluation of the national currency by 40 % led to massive protests and demands for his release, which President Miguel Trovoada gave on April 22, 1992. He had previously made public the President to blame for the unrest and economic misery. A few weeks later made his party colleague, the former Finance and Economy Minister Alegre a new government.
In February 1993, he resigned as General Secretary of the PCD -GR.
Leonel Mário d' Alva | Miguel Trovoada | Celestino Rocha da Costa | Daniel Lima dos Santos Daio | Norberto d' Alva Costa Alegre | Evaristo Carvalho | Carlos da Graça | Armindo Vaz d' Almeida | Raul Bragança Neto | Posser Guilherme da Costa | Evaristo Carvalho | Gabriel Arcanjo da Costa | Maria das Neves | Damiao Vaz d' Almeida | Maria do Carmo Silveira | Tomé Vera Cruz | Patrice Trovoada | Joaquim Rafael Branco | Patrice Trovoada | Gabriel Arcanjo da Costa
- Prime Minister (São Tomé and Príncipe )
- São Toméer
- Born in the 20th century
- Man