| Manuel Quintas de Almeida | |
| Office: | Acting President of São Tomé and Príncipe |
| Term Start: | 15 August 1995 |
| Term End: | 21 August 1995 |
| Predecessor: | Miguel Trovoada |
| Successor: | Miguel Trovoada |
| Birth Date: | 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe |
| Death Date: | 26 December 2006 (aged 49) |
| Death Place: | Portugal |
| Nationality: | Santomean |
| Party: | MLSTP/Military Junta |
Manuel Quintas de Almeida (1957 – 26 December 2006) was a lieutenant in the military of São Tomé and Príncipe.
He led a coup against the democratically elected government of President Miguel Trovoada on 15 August 1995.
However, he relinquished power on 21 August as part of an agreement.
In the 1970s, Almeida was a member of the MLSTP party youth. He was trained in surface artillery at the Escola Comandante Benedito in Luanda, Angola (1978) and later became a member of ex-Head of State Manuel Pinto da Costa's presidential guard.
During a stay in Portugal, he died on 26 December 2006 from unspecified health reasons.[1]