- In this Cheyall name, the given name is Wohehiv Avonaco. There is no surname.
Wohehiv Avonaco | |
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ᏬᎮᎯᎥ ᎬᎣᎾᎪ | |
Wohehiv Avonaco in May 2020 | |
Member of the People's Assembly of Sequoyah from Suhtai | |
Assumed office 1 April 2024 | |
Preceded by | Sheshebens Ayashe |
In office 1 April 2004 – 1 April 2012 | |
Preceded by | Goga Honiahaka |
Succeeded by | Wokaihwokomas Harkahome |
13th Chairman of the Republican Party | |
Assumed office 1 October 2021 | |
Preceded by | Wohali Nashoba |
24th Governor of Cheyenne | |
In office 10 April 2018 – 10 April 2022 | |
Preceded by | Waquini Minninnewah |
Succeeded by | Hiamovi Mohe |
38th Mayor of Suhtai | |
In office 30 April 2012 – 30 April 2016 | |
Preceded by | Goga Honiahaka |
Succeeded by | Goga Honiahaka |
Personal details | |
Born | 12 December 1975 Suhtai, Sequoyah |
Nationality | Sequoyan |
Political party | Republican Party |
Spouse(s) | Abeque Kuckunniwi (m. 1997) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Suhtai |
Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
Wohehiv Avonaco (Cheyall: ᏬᎮᎯᎥ ᎬᎣᎾᎪ; born 12 December 1975) is a Sequoyan politician and lawyer who currently serves as the leader of the Republican Party. He previously served as the governor of Cheyenne from 2018 to 2022, the mayor of Suhtai from 2012 to 2016, and as a member of the People's Assembly from Suhtai from 2004 to 2012. He was the Republican Party candidate for president during the 2022 presidential election; he came in second place, losing to Major General Atohi Dustu, the incumbent provisional president. Wohehiv Avonaco was currently the Republican Party's candidate for Cheyenne's 1st constituency for the 2024 People's Assembly election, which he won by 16 points.