Salva Kiir Mayardit
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Salva Kiir Mayardit is a South Sudanese politician and military leader who has served as the country’s president since its independence in 2011.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state
ⓘ
human ⓘ military leader ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| alive | true ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1951-09-13 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dinka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Kiir Mayardit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Salva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateOf | South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersOfOffice | Juba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn | South Sudanese Civil War (2013–2018) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the first President of South Sudan
ⓘ
leading South Sudan to independence ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic
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Dinka ⓘ English ⓘ |
| ledTo | independence referendum of South Sudan in 2011 ⓘ |
| memberOf | Sudan People’s Liberation Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| name | Salva Kiir Mayardit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEventDuringTenure |
independence of South Sudan on 9 July 2011
ⓘ
outbreak of civil conflict in South Sudan in December 2013 ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | several children ⓘ |
| officeAssumed | President of South Sudan on 9 July 2011 ⓘ |
| opponent | Riek Machar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Second Sudanese Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| party | Sudan People’s Liberation Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Akon
NERFINISHED
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Bahr el Ghazal NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan (pre-independence) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army
ⓘ
President of South Sudan ⓘ Vice President of Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | position created (President of South Sudan) ⓘ |
| regionGoverned | Equatoria, Bahr el Ghazal, and Greater Upper Nile (as parts of South Sudan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Juba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | First Vice President of Sudan from 2005 to 2011 ⓘ |
| signatureFeature | often seen wearing a black cowboy hat gifted by George W. Bush ⓘ |
| signed | Comprehensive Peace Agreement implementation arrangements ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Ayen Mayardit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorInOffice | Riek Machar as First Vice President of Sudan (de facto, after secession) ⓘ |
| tookOfficeAs | President of the Government of Southern Sudan in 2005 ⓘ |
| wasLeaderOf | Sudan People’s Liberation Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wears | black cowboy hat ⓘ |
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