Fernando Pereira (major)

Fernando "Cobo" Pereira is a major in the military of São Tomé and Príncipe.

Coup
He led a coup against the elected government of Fradique de Menezes on July 16, 2003, while the latter was out of the country. He relinquished power a week later as part of an agreement.

Family
Pereira "is of mixed Cape Verdian and Angolan descent."

He is the father of ten children.