Salva Kiir Mayardit
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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 of Southern Sudan, as well as First Vice President of Sudan, from 2005 to 2011.
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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
Kiir with US President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C., 5 August 2014
Kiir with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 30 October 2016
Kiir at the Russia-Africa Summit 2019 in Sochi on 24 October 2019
Kiir with United States President George W. Bush, 15 November 2007In their orbit 1
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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 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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