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Sao Tome and Principe / São Tomé e Príncipe - flag / bandeira. Background: Discovered and claimed by Portugal in the late 15th century, the islands' sugar-based economy gave way to coffee and cocoa in the 19th century. Although independence was achieved in 1975, democratic reforms were not instituted until the late 1980s. The first free elections were held in 1991. Location: Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon. Ethnic groups: mestico, angolares (descendants of Angolan slaves), forros (descendants of freed slaves), servicais (contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique, and Cape Verde), tongas (children of servicais born on the islands), Europeans (primarily Portuguese) images of
São Tomé and Príncipe
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São Tomé island
Príncipe island
São Tomé e Príncipe - São Tomé island / ilha de São Tomé - Roça Monte Café: colonial heritage / herança colonial (photo by Bernard Cloutier) São Tomé island - Roça Monte Café: colonial heritage São Tomé e Príncipe - Roça Monte Café: local women / mulheres (photo by Bernard Cloutier) São Tomé island - Roça Monte Café: local women
São Tomé e Príncipe - São Tomé island / ilha de São Tomé - São Tomé: Roça Monte Café: old coffee plantation / antiga plantação de café (photo by Bernard Cloutier) São Tomé island - Roça Monte Café: old coffee plantation São Tomé e Príncipe - São Tomé island / ilha de São Tomé - Roça Monte Café: kids / crianças (photo by Bernard Cloutier) São Tomé island - Roça Monte Café: kids
São Tomé e Príncipe - São Tomé island / ilha de São Tomé - Roça Monte Café: simple architecture / arquitectura simples (photo by Bernard Cloutier) São Tomé island - Roça Monte Café: simple architecture São Tomé e Príncipe - São Tomé island / ilha de São Tomé - Roça Monte Café: old petrol station / velha bomba de gasolina (photo by Bernard Cloutier) São Tomé island - Roça Monte Café: old petrol station
São Tomé e Príncipe - São Tomé island / ilha de São Tomé - Roça Monte Café: woman carrying wood (photo by Bernard Cloutier) São Tomé island - Roça Monte Café: woman carrying wood São Tomé e Príncipe - São Tomé island / ilha de São Tomé - Roça Monte Café: coffee processing buildings / edifícios para processamento do café (photo by Bernard Cloutier) São Tomé island - Roça Monte Café: coffee processing buildings
São Tomé e Príncipe - São Tomé island / ilha de São Tomé - São Tomé: countryside road / estrada rural (photo by Bernard Cloutier) São Tomé island: countryside road São Tomé e Príncipe - São Tomé island / ilha de São Tomé - road to Trinidade and village / estrada e aldeia (photo by Bernard Cloutier) São Tomé island: village on the road to Trinidade
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São Tomé island
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