Thomas Atcitty was an American politician and educator who served in the New Mexico House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party, 2nd Vice President of the Navajo Nation, and briefly served as the 3rd President of the Navajo Nation.
12 Facts About Thomas Atcitty
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Thomas Atcitty was born on November 1,1933 in Shiprock.
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Thomas Atcitty served as the vice-president of the Navajo Community College during the 1970s after starting to work at the college in 1969.
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On October 16,1972, President Ned Hatathli died when he shot himself while cleaning his rifle causing Thomas Atcitty to become acting president.
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Thomas Atcitty was selected to replace Hatathli on December 4, and later became the official third president of the college on February 8,1973.
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Thomas Atcitty served as president of the college until his resignation made effective March 1,1977.
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Thomas Atcitty was elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 4th district as a member of the Democratic Party and served until his resignation in January 1995.
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Thomas Atcitty served as the co-chairman of the Democratic caucus in the House of Representatives alongside Felix Nunez.
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Thomas Atcitty served as Albert Hale's vice-presidential running mate during the 1994 Navajo Nation presidential election and they won defeating incumbent President Peterson Zah.
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Thomas Atcitty resigned from the House of Representatives to become the Vice President of the Navajo Nation.
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On February 18,1998, President Hale resigned to avoid criminal prosecution causing Thomas Atcitty to become President of the Navajo Nation, but he only served until he was removed by the Navajo Nation Council on July 23,1998, for violating ethic codes.
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Thomas Atcitty died from natural causes on October 11,2020, at age 86.