Daniel Lima dos Santos Daio (born 1947)[1] is a former Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe.
When the archipelago became independent in 1975, he was member of the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe (MLSTP) at the time, a one-party state.
He had earlier served as Minister of Defence and National Security, but was dismissed in 1982 by President Manuel Pinto da Costa, who appointed himself to the vacancy.
[3] When the nation became a multi-party state in 1990, he was secretary general of the new party, the Democratic Convergence Party-Reflection Group (PCD-GR) and Leonel Mário d'Alva returned from exile and became president.
The nation's economy was poor, he led reforms recommended by the IMF (International Monetary Fund) and the World Bank.