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Ben Shelly (July 6, 1947 – March 22, 2023) was the 7th president of the Navajo Nation. He was the first president to have been elected both president and vice president of the Navajo Nation, as well as the first New Mexican Navajo to hold the Navajo presidency.
Ben Shelly, the former president of the Navajo Nation, died after an illness Wednesday morning, March 22. Shelly, 75, was from Thoreau, New Mexico.
Mar 23, 2023 · Former Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly, who pushed ambitious projects that included purchasing a coal mine, building an aerial tram into the Grand Canyon and reaching a water rights settlement with Arizona, has died.
Mar 22, 2023 · Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly, who during his term dealt with issues such as feral horses on the Navajo Nation, the Little Colorado River settlement and the Grand Canyon Escalade project,...
Mar 24, 2023 · Former Navajo Nation President and Council Delegate Ben Shelly died on March 22 from a long-term illness at 75. Shelly served as Navajo Nation President from 2011 to 2015.
Ben Shelly, the 7th president of the Navajo Nation, passed away from an illness Wednesday morning, Mar. 22. Shelly, 75, was from Thoreau, New Mexico.
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Mar 22, 2023 · Former Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly has died. He led the tribe for one term after spending decades serving in government. Shelly took office in 2011 but lost reelection four years later.
