São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé tropical Ascendant (28AR)
São Tomé tropical Midheaven (24CAP7)

São Tomé’s economy at the time of its independence from Portugal, was predominantly agricultural. President Manuel Pinto da Costa held the post of Minister of Agriculture after independence. This fact has corelating symbols in its astrology.

Both the Sun and Saturn are in Cancer, a sign of agriculture. Also the Sun rules the head of state. Saturn rules state-run businesses, especially in the agricultural sector. Applied to governments, Saturn rules the executive branch. 

The Sun-Saturn conjunction occupies the 3rd House of trade. Jupiter rules the 9th House of foreign trade. It squares the Sun-Saturn conjunction, which links the vitality of the nation and its industry, to trade with other countries.