{"id":"carlos-vila-nova","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/carlos-vila-nova","language":"en","name":"Carlos Vila Nova","name_en":"Carlos Vila Nova","name_ne":null,"description":"President of São Tomé and Príncipe since 2021","headline":"President of São Tomé and Príncipe since 2021","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Carlos Manuel Vila Nova is a Santomean politician who is the fifth and current president of São Tomé and Príncipe, since 2 October 2021. He served as the Minister of Public Works and Natural Resources (2010–2012) and minister of Infrastructure, Natural Resources and the Environment (2014–2018) in successive governments of Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"27 July 1959","date":"1959-07-27"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27982047#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Neves","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q612376"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27982047#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"São Tomé and Príncipe","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1039"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27982047#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27982047#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Independent Democratic Action","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2788422"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27982047#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of Oran","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3551549"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27982047#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of São Tomé and Príncipe (since 2 October 2021 · BS 15 Asoj 2078 onwards)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19058289","start":"2021-10-02"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27982047#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Vila_Nova","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27982047"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Carlos Vila Nova born?","a":"Carlos Vila Nova was born on 27 July 1959 in Neves."},{"q":"What positions has Carlos Vila Nova held?","a":"Positions held by Carlos Vila Nova include: President of São Tomé and Príncipe (since 2 October 2021)."},{"q":"Where did Carlos Vila Nova study?","a":"Carlos Vila Nova was educated at University of Oran."}],"related":[{"name":"Fradique de Menezes","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/fradique-de-menezes"},{"name":"Manuel Quintas de Almeida","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/manuel-quintas-de-almeida"},{"name":"Manuel Pinto da Costa","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/manuel-pinto-da-costa"},{"name":"Evaristo Carvalho","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/evaristo-carvalho"},{"name":"Fernando Pereira","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/fernando-pereira"},{"name":"Leonel Mário d'Alva","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/leonel-mario-d-alva"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/carlos-vila-nova-4dcd8afbca.jpg","width":500,"height":598,"license":"CC BY 2.0","credit":"ITU Pictures","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WSIS_FORUM_2015_Day_2_-_Carlos_Vila_Nova_(cropped).jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Carlos Vila Nova","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Vila_Nova","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q27982047","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27982047","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: WSIS FORUM 2015 Day 2 - Carlos Vila Nova (cropped).jpg by ITU Pictures (CC BY 2.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WSIS_FORUM_2015_Day_2_-_Carlos_Vila_Nova_(cropped).jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Carlos Vila Nova, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: WSIS FORUM 2015 Day 2 - Carlos Vila Nova (cropped).jpg — ITU Pictures, CC BY 2.0.","cite":"\"Carlos Vila Nova\". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/carlos-vila-nova. Retrieved 15 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-03T08:54:07Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-14","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/carlos-vila-nova","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/carlos-vila-nova","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/carlos-vila-nova?lang=ne"}}