José Cardoso Cassandra (born 17 February 1964 in Príncipe) is a São Toméan politician. He was President of the Regional Government of Príncipe [1] from 2006 to 2020.
Cassandra is leader of the Union for Change and Progress in Príncipe (UMPP), [1] a regionalist independent group supported by the ruling Force for Change Democratic Movement- Democratic Convergence Party (MDFM-PCD) coalition.
He was reelected in August 2010., [2] 2014 and 2018. [3]