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Salva Kiir Mayardit (born 13 September 1951), [3] 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.
Salva Kiir Mayardit (born 1951) 11 August 2005: 9 July 2011: 5 years, 332 days: SPLM: 2010: Republic of South Sudan (2011–present) (7) Salva Kiir Mayardit (born 1951)
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (In Government) (SPLM-IG) was led by President Kiir; it was the ruling faction that signed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in January 2005. Kiir served as president of the Transitional Autonomous Region of South Sudan from its formation in 2005 after Garang's death until the country's independence in ...
He became vice-president of South Sudan on 9 July 2011 when the country became independent, but was dismissed from office by President Salva Kiir Mayardit on 23 July 2016. Machar was re-appointed as First Vice-president of South Sudan on 22 February 2020 as part of the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity. [7]
According to the Sudan Tribune, Nyandeng met with South Sudanese president Salva Kiir Mayardit on 22 December 2013 to discuss security in the wake of the 2013 South Sudanese political crisis. [11] In 2024, Nyandeng, acknowledged the government's failure to provide essential services to its citizens and support the veterans of the liberation ...
In July 2013, the entire cabinet, including Machar, was dismissed by Kiir on the ostensible reason to decrease the size of government. However, Machar said that this was a step towards dictatorship on the part of Kiir and that he would seek to challenge Kiir for the presidency. [9] In December 2013 a related coup d'état was put down.
His notable public appearance was in 2012 when he went public criticizing President Salva Kiir Mayardit as a poor successor to his father's legacy. In his writings, Mabior claimed that Kiir's administration was unsatisfactory to the people of South Sudan and that the SPLM under the leadership of President Kiir had failed to meet the aspirations ...
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 15:26, 7 January 2009: 514 × 339 (87 KB): Martin H. {{Information |Description=President George W. Bush meets with Salva Kiir, First Vice President of the Government of National Unity of the Republic of the Sudan and President of the Government of Southern Sudan, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007, in the Oval Office