List of ambassadors of Russia to São Tomé and Príncipe
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The ambassador of Russia to São Tomé and Príncipe is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of São Tomé and Príncipe.
The ambassador is a non-resident diplomat, with dual accreditation as the Russian ambassador to Angola, where he and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Luanda. The post of Russian ambassador to São Tomé and Príncipe is currently vacant, following the recall of Vladimir Tararov, on 18 August 2025.
History of diplomatic relations
Formal diplomatic relations between São Tomé and Príncipe and the Soviet Union were established on 9 August 1975. The incumbent ambassador to the Republic of the Congo, Yevgeny Afanasenko, was given dual accreditation to São Tomé and Príncipe on 14 May 1976. He served until the opening of the embassy in São Tomé in 1978, and the appointment of Dmitry Dyakonov as the first ambassador solely accredited to São Tomé and Príncipe.
Exchange of ambassadors continued throughout the rest of the existence of the Soviet Union. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, São Tomé and Príncipe recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state on 31 December 1991. The incumbent Soviet ambassador, Sergey Sinitsyn, continued in post as the Russian ambassador until 1992. That year the embassy in São Tomé was closed as part of cost-saving measures, and thereafter Russian interests have been represented by the embassy in Angola, with the Russian ambassador to Angola dually accredited to São Tomé and Príncipe.
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