Tomé Soares da Vera Cruz (born 1955?) was Prime Minister

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 of São Tomé and Príncipe

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 from April 2006 to February 2008. He is also Secretary-General of the Force for Change Democratic Movement-Liberal Party

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 (MDFM-PL). In addition to becoming Prime Minister, he became Minister of Information and Regional Integration.

A Romania

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n-trained electrical engineer, Vera Cruz served as Minister of Natural Resources in an MLSTP

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-led government from 9 August 2003 to 5 March 2004.

His party, in a coalition with the Democratic Convergence Party

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 (PCD), won the largest number of seats (23) in legislative elections

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 held on 26 March 2006. Vera Cruz then became Prime Minister on 21 April 2006.

He visited Angola

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 for three days beginning on October 24, 2007 to discuss bilateral cooperation and the strengthening of historic and cultural ties.

Vera Cruz announced his resignation on February 7, 2008 and was succeeded by Patrice Trovoada

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on February 14.