Milton Bluehouse Sr.

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Milton Bluehouse Sr.
4th President of the Navajo Nation
In office
July 24, 1998[1] – January 12, 1999
Vice PresidentFrank Chee Willeto
Preceded byThomas Atcitty
Succeeded byKelsey A. Begaye
Personal details
Born(1936-02-29)February 29, 1936
Ganado, Arizona, U.S.
DiedJanuary 14, 2019(2019-01-14) (aged 82)
Ganado, Arizona, U.S.
Nationality Navajo Nation and
 USA
EducationWingate High School, Ft. Wingate, New Mexico
OccupationGovernment

Milton Bluehouse Sr. (February 29, 1936 – January 14, 2019) was the fourth president of the Navajo Nation in the post-Restructuring of the tribal government.[2][3]

Early life[]

Bluehouse was born in Ganado, Arizona. He served in the United States Army for three years. Bluehouse served on the Navajo Tribal Council.[4] He also served as the vice-president in the office of his predecessor Thomas Atcitty. He assumed the presidency after some controversy involving his right to be president. As he had been an appointed vice-president, the law stated that he was not eligible to become president. The law was changed to allow him to assume the presidency.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Navajos name new president - again; Bluehouse appointed". Kingman Daily Miner. Associated Press. July 26, 1998. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  2. ^ "Former Navajo Nation President Milton Bluehouse Sr. dies". January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ 'Former Navajo Nation President Milton Bluehouse Dies,' Albuquerque Journal, Felicia Foncesa, January 14, 2019
  5. ^ Wilkins, David Eugene (2003). The Navajo Political Experience. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-7425-2399-9.

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