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Erhart Aten

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Lieutenant
  
Bob Mori

Succeeded by
  
Gideon Doone

Role
  
Politician

Name
  
Erhart Aten

Preceded by
  
office created


Died
  
2004, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia

Education
  
Xavier High School, Micronesia

Erhart Aten (1932–2004) was a Micronesian politician who served as the first elected Governor of Chuuk State (then called Truk). Aten took office in 1978 after self-government was implemented. He stepped down from office in 1986 after serving two, four-year terms as Governor and was succeeded by Gideon Doone. Aten graduated from Xavier High School, a Jesuit secondary school located on Chuuk, in 1962.

In late November 2004, Aten and three other men were crossing Chuuk lagoon to Weno island when their boat was hit by a storm. Their boat and all on board were lost at sea.

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