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Salva Kiir Mayardit

President of South Sudan since 2011

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Salva Kiir Mayardit: President of South Sudan since 2011
Salva Kiir Mayardit, commonly known as Salva Kiir, is a South Sudanese politician who has been the President of South Sudan since its independence on 9 July 2011. Prior to independence, he was the President of the Government of Southern Sudan, as well as First Vice President of Sudan, from 2005 to 2011. He was named Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in 2005, following the death of John Garang.

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South Sudan's 'dire' situation risks return to civil war, warns top UN envoy [Video]

South Sudan's 'dire' situation risks return to civil war, warns top UN envoy

South Sudan's 'dire' situation risks return to civil war, warns top UN envoy The head of the peacekeeping mission in the country said President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar must put the..

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 01:00Published

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