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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.
John Garang was born on 23 June 1945 into a poor family in Wangulei village, Twic East County, in the Upper Nile region of Sudan. A member of the Dinka ethnic group and an orphan by the age of ten, he had his fees for school paid by a relative, going to schools in Wau and then Rumbek . [ 4 ]
One of his widows, Abuoch, was a main speaker during Martyr's Day celebrations in Juba in 2012, in the presence of Salva Kiir. [10] Salva Kiir married one of Bany's daughters, Aluel William Nyuon Bany, in a traditional wedding around 2004. This later caused public strife between her and Kiir's eldest daughter, Christina Adut Nardes. [11]
Josephine Joseph Lagu (born in November 1953) is a South Sudanese politician. [1] [2] She is the eldest daughter of Joseph Lagu. [3]She was appointed as one of the vice-presidents of South Sudan on 10 February 2025, [4] having previously served as Minister of Agriculture and Food Security since 2020.
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 ...
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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)