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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)
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.
Salva Kiir Mayardit: Fifth Hussein Abdelbagi: 21 February 2020 [1] [2] 10 February 2025 4 years, 356 days SSOA: See also. Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (1972–1983)
Since Machar's return to Juba from exile to form a unity government with President Salva Kiir Mayardit in February 2020, Dual begun speaking out against Machar for "compromising" key provisions of the revitalized peace agreement signed in 2018 such as the security arrangements in which rival forces of the opposition and the government were to be unified to form a professional national army.
The Nuer massacre, which occurred from December 15 to December 18, 2013, was a well-organized, intentional mass killing perpetrated against thousands of Nuer civilians by Dinka SPLA soldiers, Presidential Guard - Tiger Division, and Mathiang Anyoor (Dut Ku Beny), supported by Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF), orchestrated by the President of the Republic of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit ...
Canvas divided into four quarters. In the top left and bottom right is a grainy image of a home in a tropical location. In the top right, a photo of Elmer Holmgren; in the bottom left, a photo of ...
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]