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Salva Kiir Mayardit is a South Sudanese politician who has served as the President of South Sudan since its independence on 9 July 2011. Prior to independence, he was the President of the Government o
Kiir in 2015
Salva Kiir Mayardit in military uniform
Omar al-Bashir (right), President of Sudan, watches a ceremony celebrating the founding of South Sudan with Kiir in 2011.
Kiir voting in the 2011 South Sudanese independence referendum
The South Sudan People's Defence Forces, formerly the Sudan People's Liberation Army, also called Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement, is the military force of South Sudan. The SPLA was founded as
Salva Kiir
…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. Kiir was born to the Dinka ethnic group and joined Anyanya rebels fighting for Southern independence…
High-ranking SPLA officers at the South Sudan independence celebrations, 2011
SPLA officer as part of Joint Integrated Units during the CPA era
SANDF Armed Forces Day 2017 South African Army Mamba Mk III APC