Milton Bluehouse Sr.
Milton Bluehouse | |
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4th President of the Navajo Nation | |
In office July 24, 1998 – January 12, 1999 | |
Vice President | Frank Chee Willeto |
Preceded by | Thomas Atcitty |
Succeeded by | Kelsey Begaye |
3rd Vice President of the Navajo Nation | |
In office February 1998 – July 24, 1998 | |
President | Thomas Atcitty |
Preceded by | Thomas Atcitty |
Succeeded by | Frank Chee Willeto |
Personal details | |
Born | Ganado, Arizona, U.S. | February 29, 1936
Died | January 14, 2019 Ganado, Arizona, U.S. | (aged 82)
Education | Arizona State University, Tempe Northern Arizona University |
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.[1][2][3]
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Former Navajo Nation President Milton Bluehouse Sr. dies". January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ^ "Obituaries for Jan. 17, 2019 – Navajo Times". Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ "Navajos name new president - again; Bluehouse appointed". Kingman Daily Miner. Associated Press. July 26, 1998. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ^ 'Former Navajo Nation President Milton Bluehouse Dies,' Albuquerque Journal, Felicia Foncesa, January 14, 2019
- ^ Wilkins, David Eugene (2003). The Navajo Political Experience. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-7425-2399-9.