“The Amazon is in mourning”, laments Roberto Cidade on the death of Amazonino Mendes

Grief

According to Cidade, Amazonino leaves a legacy of public works that will hardly be surpassed

Manaus (AM) – In a note of regret, the deputy and president of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Amazonas (Aleam), deputy Roberto Cidade (União Brasil), lamented the death of the former governor, Amazonino Mendes, which occurred this Sunday morning (12). “Amazon is in mourning,” he said.

According to Cidade, Amazonino leaves a legacy of public works that will hardly be surpassed. “I have no doubt that he is the greatest political leader in Amazonas and one of the most expressive in Brazil. A humanist, statesman and republican like few others, who now joins a select group of notable public men who leave this plan to go down in history”, he highlighted.

The president of Aleam also highlighted some of Amazonino’s accomplishments that demonstrate the importance of the politician in building the legacy left in Amazonas. Among them, the creation of the University of the State of Amazonas (UEA), the construction of the 28 de Agosto, João Lúcio and Francisca Mendes hospitals and emergency rooms, in addition to the Hemoam Foundation; the construction of the Bumbódromo de Parintins; the revitalization of Teatro Amazonas, Largo São Sebastião and the Ponta Negra Tourist Complex. He was also responsible for building the first viaducts in Manaus, built in the 1990s, and for one of the main programs to promote agriculture in the state, the “Terceiro Ciclo”.

“The Negão, as he called himself, rested today and went down in history as the longest-serving political leader in our state. Of great achievements, Amazonino leaves a legacy of, above all, someone in love with the Amazon. He was strategist, visionary and fearless. He accomplished indisputable feats. Today, like so many Amazonians, I mourn his departure while celebrating the legacy of this great Amazonian. Go in peace, Negão ”, he concluded.

Trajectory

Amazonino Armando Mendes was born in the municipality of Eirunepé on November 16, 1939. Son of Armando de Souza Mendes and Francisca Gomes Mendes. Graduated in law from the Federal University of Amazonas (Ufam), he was a lawyer and businessman. He was married to Tarcila Mendes, who died in 2015, with whom he had three children.

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