Order Portrait NameBiography of Governors of Rio Grande do Norte (in Portuguese) .Retrieved on March 21, 2014. Political Party Start of Term End of Term Notes 1 Pedro de Albuquerque Maranhão -November 17, 1889 December 6, 1889 Appointed temporarily head of the provisional government in Rio Grande do Norte . 2 Adolfo Afonso da Silva Gordo - December 6, 1889 February 8, 1890 Head of the Provisional Government appointed by Marechal Deodoro da Fonseca. 3 Jerome Américo Raposo Chamber - February 8, 1890 March 10, 1890 4 Joaquim Xavier da Silveira Júnior - March 10, 1890 September 19, 1890 5 Pedro de Albuquerque Maranhão - September 19, 1890 November 8, 1890 6 John Gomes Ribeiro - November 8, 1890 December 7, 1890 7 Castro and Manuel do Nascimento Silva- December 7, 1890 March 2, 1891 8 Amintas Francisco da Costa Barros March 2, 1891 June 13, 1891 9 José Inácio Fernandes Barros - June 13, 1891 August 6, 1891 10 Francisco Gurgel de Oliveira -August 6, 1891 September 9, 1891 11 Miguel Joaquim de Almeida Castro -September 9, 1891 November 28, 1891 12 *Francisco de Lima e Silva*Joaquim Ferreira Chaves*Manuel do Nascimento Castro and Silva-November 28, 1891 February 22, 1892 Governing Board following the resignation of Marshal Diodorus . 13 Jerome Américo Raposo Chamber - February 22, 1892 February 28, 1892 Appointed by Marechal Floriano Peixoto . 14 Pedro de Albuquerque Maranhão -February 28, 1892 March 25, 1896 First governor elected by the vote . 15 Joaquim Ferreira Chaves -March 25, 1896 March 25, 1900First governor elected by direct vote . 16 Alberto Maranhão - March 25, 1900 March 25, 1904 17 Augusto Tavares Lira - March 25, 1904 November 5, 1906 18 Manuel Moreira Dias - November 5, 1906 February 23, 1907 19 Antonio José de Melo e Sousa - February 23, 1907 March 25, 1908 20 Alberto Maranhão - March 25, 1908 December 31, 1913 21 Joaquim Ferreira Chaves - January 1, 1914 December 31, 1920 22 Antonio José de Melo e Sousa -January 1, 1921 1 January 1924 23 José Augusto Bezerra de Medeiros -1 January 1924 December 31, 1927 24 Juvenal Lamartine de Faria - 1 January 1928 October 5, 1930 Governor deposed by the Revolution of 1930 25 Luis Tavares Guerreiro Abelardo Torres da Silva Castro Julius Perouse Bridges - October 6, 1930 October 12, 1930 Military Governing Board 26 Irenaeus Jofili - October 12, 1930 January 28, 1931 Interventor appointed by Getulio Vargas 27 Aluisio de Moura Andrade - January 29, 1931 July 31, 1931 Interventor appointed by Getulio Vargas 28 Hercolino Cascardo - July 31, 1931 June 11, 1932 Interventor appointed by Getulio Vargas 29 Bertino Dutra da Silva - June 11, 1932 August 2, 1933 Interventor appointed by Getulio Vargas 30 Mario Leopoldo Pereira da Camera - August 2, 1933 October 27, 1935 Interventor appointed by Getulio Vargas 31 Liberato da Cruz Barroso - October 27, 1935 October 29, 1935 Interventor appointed by Getulio Vargas 32 Rafael Fernandes Gurjão AL October 29, 1935 July 3, 1943 33 Antonio Fernandes Dantas - July 3, 1943 August 15, 1945 Interventor appointed by Getulio Vargas 34 José Avelino Georgino - August 15, 1945 November 7, 1945 Interventor appointed by Getulio Vargas35 Miguel Seabra Fagundes - November 7, 1945 February 13, 1946 Interventor appointed by Getulio Vargas 36 Ubaldo Bezerra de Melo - February 13, 1946 January 15, 1947 Interventor appointed by Getulio Vargas37 Orestes da Rocha Lima - January 15, 1947 July 31, 1947 He was general and was the last of 11 stakeholders of Rio Grande do Norte 38 José Augusto Varela PSD July 31, 1947January 31, 1951 39 Jerônimo Dix-Sept Rosado PSD January 31, 1951 July 12, 1951 40 Sylvio Pedrosa PSD July 16, 1951 January 31, 1956 41 Dinarte Mariz UDN January 31, 1956 January 31, 1961 42 Aluízio Alves PSD January 31, 1961 January 31, 196643 Walfredo Gurgel PSD January 31, 1966 March 15, 1971 44 Jose Pereira de Araújo Cortez ARENA March 15, 1971March 15, 1975 45 Tarcisio Maia ARENAMarch 15, 1975 March 15, 1979 46 Lavoisier Maia ARENA March 15, 1979 March 15, 198347José Agripino MaiaPDS March 15, 1983 May 15, 1986 48 Radir Pereira de Araujo PDS May 15, 1986 March 15, 1987 49 Geraldo MeloPMDB March 15, 1987 March 15, 1991 50 José Agripino Maia PFLMarch 15, 1991 April 2, 1994 51 Vivaldo CostaPL April 2, 1994 1 January 1995 52 Garibaldi Alves FilhoPMDB 1 January 1995 1 January 1999 - Garibaldi Alves FilhoPMDB 1 January 1999April 6, 2002(reelected) 53 Fernando FreirePPB April 6, 2002 January 1, 2003 54 Wilma de FariaPSBJanuary 1, 2003 January 1, 2007 - Wilma de FariaPSBJanuary 1, 2007 March 31, 2010(reelected) 55 Iberê Ferreira PSB March 31, 2010 January 1, 2011 56 Rosalba Ciarlini DEM January 1, 2011 January 1, 2015 57 Robinson Faria PSD January 1, 2015 January 1, 2019 58 Fátima Bezerra PT January 1, 2019 present

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