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East African Heads of State
Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit
South Sudan

Current Position:
• President of the Republic of South Sudan
• Commander in-Chief of the Sudan Sudan Defense Forces (SSPDF)
• Chairman of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM)

Personal Details:
• Born in 1952 in Akon, Gogrial County, Warrap State, South Sudan
• Married with eight children
• Christian (Catholic)

Qualification and Experience:
• Attended Akon Primary School.
• Attended Secondary School in Kuajok in Gogrial County.
• Attended Sudan Military College in infantry training and graduated as Second Lt in Sudan Armed Forces as an outstanding and leading graduate in military and academic performance.
• Attended Sudan Military College in Military Intelligence training
• Ascended to the Rank of Captain in Sudan Military Intelligence
• Served in various military garrisons in North and Southern Sudan.
Gen. Salva Kiir also has an honorary degree from Kenya.

As Member of the First Rebellion In Southern Sudan:
• Joined the first Southern Sudan Rebellion Army (Anya-nya) at age of 17 years old.
• Attend first guerrilla warfare training in the early 1960s
• Participated in various guerrilla warfare in Southern Sudan till the signing of the Addis Ababa Agreement in 1972.

As A Founding Member of the SPLM/SPLA:
• Participated in the early formation of the SPLM/A with his comrades Col. Dr. John Garang, Lt Col. Karbino Kuonyin Bol, Lt Col. William Nyuon Bany in the Sudan Armed Forces in the early 1980s.
• Participated in the rebellion in 1983 under the leadership of the late Dr. John Garang.
• Member of the First SPLM/A Military-Political High Command Council in 1983 and that included Col. Dr. John Garang, Lt Col. Karbino Kuonyin Bol, Lt Col. William Nyuon Bany, Hon. Joseph Oduho, Justice Majier G*i, Major, Salva Kiir, and Major Arok Thon Arok.
• He was a commander of the first SPLA Battalion (Tiger) and commanded various SPLA forces that captured many towns in Sudan.

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