Salva Kiir Mayardit

Salva Kiir Mayardit (born 13 September 1951) is a South Sudanese politician who has been President of South Sudan since its independence in 2011. Prior to independence, he was President of the Government of Southern Sudan, as well as First Vice President of Sudan, from 2005 to 2011. Mayardit was born in Bahr el Ghazal, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.

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Other websites

 Salva Kiir Speaks at the International Peace Institute, 22 September 2010
 Kiir's Speech on First Visit to Washington , at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 4 November 2005
 Address by President Salva Kiir  to the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly, 23 September 2011 (video; summary and transcript )

Category:1951 births
Category:Living people
Category:South Sudanese politicians
Category:Presidents (government)
Category:Roman Catholics
Category:Current national leaders