Erhart Aten was a Micronesian

Federated States of Micronesia

The Federated States of Micronesia or FSM is an independent, sovereign island nation, made up of four states from west to east: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae. It comprises approximately 607 islands with c...

 politician

Politician

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 who served as the first elected Governor of

Governor of Chuuk State

The office of the Governor of Chuuk is the highest elected position in the state of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. The state was called Truk until 1989, so the title of this office prior to the change would be Governor of Truk....

 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

Gideon Doone

Gideon Doone is a Micronesian politician who served as the second elected Governor of Chuuk State. Gideon Doone is an alumnae of Xavier High School, a Jesuit secondary school located on Chuuk.-References:...

. Aten graduated from Xavier High School, a Jesuit secondary school

Secondary school

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 located on Chuuk, in 1962.

In late November 2004, Aten and three other men were crossing Chuuk lagoon to Weno

Weno

Weno is an island municipality of Chuuk State of the Federated States of Micronesia. It is located in the Chuuk Lagoon and serves as the main center of commerce and is also the state capital. It has a population of approximately 6,000 to 7,000 people.-External links:*...

island when their boat was hit by a storm. Their boat and all onboard were lost at sea.