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List of heads of state of South Sudan
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The List of heads of state of South Sudan is the title given to the person who has held the highest office of the country since 2011, when the South Sudan gained its independence. Salva Kiir Mayardit has been the head of state since the country gained its independence.
Heads of state of South Sudan[edit | edit source]
Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (1972–1983)[edit | edit source]
| Portrait | Name (Born-Died) |
Term | Political Party |
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| Abel Alier (born 1933) |
6 April 1972 - February 1978 | Southern Front | |
| Joseph Lagu (born 1931) |
February 1978 - 12 July 1979 | Sudan African National Union | |
| Peter Gatkuoth (1938-2010) |
12 July 1979 - 30 May 1980 | Independent | |
| Abel Alier (born 1933) |
30 May 1980 - 5 October 1981 | Southern Front | |
| Gismalla Abdalla Rassas (1932-2013) |
5 October 1981 - 23 June 1982 | Independent | |
| Joseph James Tombura (1929-1992) |
23 June 1982 - 5 June 1983 | Sudan African National Union |
Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (2005–2011)[edit | edit source]
| Portrait | Name (Born-Died) |
Term | Political Party |
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John Garang (1945-2005) |
9 July 2005 - 30 July 2005 † | Sudan People's Liberation Movement |
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Salva Kiir Mayardit (born 1951) Acting |
30 July 2005 - 11 August 2005 | Sudan People's Liberation Movement |
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Salva Kiir Mayardit (born 1951) |
11 August 2005 - 9 July 2011 | Sudan People's Liberation Movement |
Republic of South Sudan (2011-)[edit | edit source]
| Portrait | Name (Born-Died) |
Term | Political Party |
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Salva Kiir Mayardit (born 1951) |
9 July 2011 - Incumbent | Sudan People's Liberation Movement |
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