Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe

Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe was a colony in Lower Congo and Angola (Central and Southern Africa) that lasted from 1470 to 1975 CE, about 505 years. The timeline colours it by the language of its rulers: Latin and Romance (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

Portuguese colony from the discovery of the islands in 1470, with the first lasting settlement on São Tomé in 1493. Sugar worked by enslaved Africans made it wealthy by the mid-16th century, and it was later a major cocoa producer. It became independent in 1975.

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Facts

Dates: 1470 to 1975 CE
Duration: 505 years
Type: Colony
Region: Lower Congo and Angola, Central and Southern Africa
Language of its rulers: Latin and Romance
Capital: São Tomé, then Santo António (1753 to 1852), then São Tomé

Sources

The dates and description above were checked against Wikipedia: Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe.

Became

São Tomé and Príncipe 1975 CE to the present

Events in Central and Southern Africa during its time

1482 Diogo Cão reaches the Congo River
1491 Kongo's king is baptised
1498 Vasco da Gama on the Swahili coast
1505 Portuguese sack Kilwa and Mombasa
1652 Founding of Cape Town
1665 Battle of Mbwila
1698 Omanis take Fort Jesus
1816 Shaka becomes Zulu king

Neighbours in Central and Southern Africa

Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1600 CE
Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE
Zulu Kingdom 1816 to 1897 CE
Republic of South Africa (apartheid era) 1961 to 1994 CE
Congo Free State 1885 to 1908 CE
Kingdom of Buganda c. 1300 to 1966 CE
Kilwa Sultanate c. 957 to 1513 CE
Portuguese Mozambique 1505 to 1975 CE
Portuguese Angola 1575 to 1975 CE
Mutapa Empire c. 1430 to 1760 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE, Southeast Asia
Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1610 CE, North and West Africa
Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE, South America

Questions

When did Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe exist?

1470 to 1975 CE, about 505 years.

Where was Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe?

Lower Congo and Angola, in Central and Southern Africa. Its capital was São Tomé, then Santo António (1753 to 1852), then São Tomé.

What language did the rulers of Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe speak?

Latin and Romance. This family includes Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian.

What came after Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe?

São Tomé and Príncipe.