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Travel Channel -- Africa: Sao Tome & Principe - English
URL: http://travel.discovery.com/dest/lpdb/afri/satp/intro.html

This is the destination guide for Sao Tome & Principe, Africa.

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World Travel Guide - Sao Tome and Principe - History & Government - English
URL: http://www.worldtravelguide.net/data/stp/stp580.asp

World Travel Guide - Sao Tome and Principe - History & Government - includes information on the constitution and politics. The islands were first settled by Portuguese navigators in the late 15th century, and were formally annexed to the Portuguese crown 100 years later. They became a major transhipment centre for the slave trade until 1875 when slavery was abolished.

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CountryWatch.com - Sao Tome & Principe - English
URL: http://www.countrywatch.com/files/149/as_topic.asp?vCOUNTRY=149&TP=HISTO

Portuguese navigators between 1469 and 1472, settling São Tomé in 1493 when Avaro Caminha received the land as a grant from the Portuguese crown, first discovered the islands. Principe was settled in 1500 under a similar arrangement.

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World Travel Guide - Sao Tome and Principe - Overview - English
URL: http://www.worldtravelguide.net/data/stp/stp.asp

World Travel Guide - Sao Tome and Principe - Overview, Visa and Passport requirements, vacation advice, holiday guide, international travel, travel agent, business trip, flights and hotels. These islands provide unspoiled beauty and isolation from the world now rarely found anywhere else. The history of the islands is dominated by the slave trade and slave-worked plantations.

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History of Sao Tome and Principe - English
URL: http://www.worldrover.com/history/sao_tome_and_principe_history.html

The islands were first discovered by Portuguese navigators between 1469 and 1472. The first successful settlement of Sao Tome was established in 1493 by Avaro Caminha, who received the land as a grant from the Portuguese crown. Principe was settled in 1500 under a similar arrangement.

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