List of governors of Monagas
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This is a list of governors of the Venezuelan state of Monagas.
Until 1989, they were appointed by the president of Venezuela. Starting from that year they are elected in universal, direct and secret elections. In some years the head of Monagas state was known as president or civil and military chief, in others governor. Monagas was created in its present form in 1909. It existed previously as the Province of Maturín (Maturín being its capital) from 1856, becoming the State of Maturín in 1864, before being merged with another state in 1879.
Monagas State precursors
Governors of the Province of Maturín/State of Maturín
(1856–64)
Valentín Machado
Pedro Sifontes
Jesús María Vallenilla
José Antonio López P.
Zabulón Valverde
Joaquín Núñez
Francisco J. Gordon
José R. Rodríguez Guerra
Luis Mijares Zerpa
Manuel B. Fonseca (1863, Provisional President)(1863–64)
José Manuel García
José Félix Lares
Félix Salazar
Governors of Nueva Andalucía State, which Maturín belonged to (1865–68)
José E, Acosta. (1865, Constitutional President)
Antonio Russián. (1866–68, First Appointed)
José S. González. (September 1868, Constitutional President)
Manuel López Alcalá.
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