Leonel Mário d'Alva

Leonel Mário d'Alva (born 1935) is a São Toméan politician. He served as Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe from 21 December 1974 until 12 July 1975, when the country gained independence from Portugal.

From late 1975 to 1980, D'Alva was President of the São Toméan National Assembly. After the country's first democratic elections in 1991, he was again elected National Assembly President. He also served as foreign minister from 1975 to 1978. He was also acting president from 4 March to 3 April 1991. He currently heads the Democratic Convergence Party-Reflection Group (PCD-GR), one of the country's major political parties.

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Preceded by (-)	Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe 1974–1975	Succeeded by Miguel Trovoada
Preceded by Miguel Trovoada	Foreign Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe 1975–1978	Succeeded by Maria do Nascimento da Graça Amorim
Preceded by (–)	President of the National Assembly São Tomé and Príncipe 1975–1980	Succeeded by Alda Neves da Graça do Espírito Santo
Preceded by Alda Neves da Graça do Espírito Santo	President of the National Assembly São Tomé and Príncipe 1991–1994	Succeeded by Francisco Fortunato Pires