Kelsey Begaye

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Kelsey A. Begaye
5th President of the Navajo Nation
In office January 12, 1999^[1] – January 14, 2003
Vice President	Taylor McKenzie
Preceded by	Milton Bluehouse Sr.
Succeeded by	Joe Shirley Jr.
Personal details
Born	January 7, 1951^[1] Kaibito, Arizona
Nationality	Navajo Nation and USA
Spouse(s)	Marie Begaye
Occupation	Pastor
Religion	Christian

Kelsey A. Begaye (born January 7, 1951) was elected the fifth president of the Navajo Nation in November 1998, defeating Joe Shirley, Jr. in the general election. Begaye was elected leader of the largest Indian tribe in the United States, on a platform of moral values based on Diné and Christian cultural traditions and an endorsement from former Navajo President Peterson Zah.^[2]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Rushlo, Michelle (1999-12-12). "Navajo inauguration is all-day event". Associated Press (Eugene Register-Guard (page 3A)). Retrieved 2012-07-09.
↑ Norrell, Brenda (November 1998), "Begaye, Stanley: The people have spoken", Indian Country Today (Lakota Times)

Political offices
Preceded by Nelson Gorman Jr.	Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council 1995–1998	Succeeded by Edward T. Begay

v t e Presidents of the Navajo Nation

Peterson Zah Albert Hale Thomas Atcitty Milton Bluehouse, Sr. Kelsey Begaye Joe Shirley, Jr. Ben Shelly

Persondata
Name	Begaye, Kelsey A.
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	January 7, 1951
Place of birth	Kaibito, Arizona
Date of death
Place of death

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