Amazonino Mendes

Amazonino Armando Mendes (16 November 1939 – 12 February 2023) was a Brazilian politician.

He had served as the Governor of the Brazilian state of Amazonas for three non-consecutive tenures.

He first served as governor from 1987 until 2 April 1990, when he resigned from office to run for the Federal Senate.

As a result, the president of the Legislative Assembly of Amazonas State assumed office until the elections were held on the 6 and 27 August.

Mendes died from pneumonia on 12 February 2023, at the age of 83.