caption predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place party office birth_date term_start image article_title term_end name
mestrinho in 2003 vivaldo frota paulo pinto nery amazonino mendes amazonino mendes july 19 , 2009 manaus , amazonas manaus , amazonas brazilian democratic movement party 40px governor of amazonas 40px governor of amazonas february 23 , 1928 march 15 , 1991 march 15 , 1983 gilberto mestrinho-001 . jpg gilberto mestrinho
 january 1 , 1995 march 15 , 1987 amazonino mendes
gilberto mestrinho

gilberto mestrinho de medeiros raposo -lrb- february 23 , 1928 -- july 19 , 2009 -rrb- was a brazilian politician .
mestrinho served as the governor of the state of amazonas on three separate occasions .
his first term as governor was from 1959 until 1963 .
his second term in office lasted from 1983 to 1987 , while his third term as governor of amazonas extended from 1991 until 1995 .
mestrinho also served as the mayor of manaus from 1956 until 1958 and a senator in the brazilian senate during his political career .
gilberto mestrinho died of lung cancer at the hospital prontocord in manaus , brazil , on july 19 , 2009 , at the age of 81 .
he had been hospitalized for the preceding 15 days due to his deteriorating health .
mestrinho was survived by his wife , maria emília mestrinho , and nine children .
