MAPS OF HISTORY · HISTORY OF · São Tomé and Príncipe
ONE LAND · 3 ATLASES
São Tomé and Príncipe, on the map of history
What was São Tomé and Príncipe before it was São Tomé and Príncipe? Below, every era of this land in the Maps of History collection — who ruled it, what it was called, and when control changed — each line linked to the dated map that shows it. Modern borders stand in as an honest approximation; every atlas says so on the map itself.
São Tomé and Príncipe · The Great War, 1914–1918
São Tomé and Príncipe · The Cold War, 1945–1991
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São Tomé and Príncipe · The Decolonization of Africa, 1945–1994
| 1945 | Portuguese, Belgian, Spanish & Italian-ruled — the opening position |
| 1975 | Independent Africa |
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