List of presidents of South Sudan

President of the Republic of South Sudan
Standard of the President
Incumbent Salva Kiir Mayardit since 9 July 2011
Term length	4 years
Inaugural holder	Salva Kiir Mayardit
Formation	9 July 2011
Deputy	Vice-President of South Sudan

This is a list of heads of state of South Sudan, from the establishment of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region within Sudan in 1972 to the present day.

History of the office

The region of Southern Sudan (currently the independent republic of South Sudan) became autonomous for the first time, within Sudan, in 1972, through the Addis Ababa Agreement, and its local government had five presidents until 1983, when the Sudanese central government revoked the autonomy. Autonomy was gained again in 2005, through the Comprehensive Peace Agreement meant to end the Second Sudanese Civil War, and the position of president of Southern Sudan was restored. Then, on 9 July 2011, South Sudan became independent and a new constitution was adopted.

Heads of State of South Sudan (1972–present)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (1972–1983)
№		Name		Birth–Death	Took office	Left office	Political Party
Presidents of the High Executive Council
	1	Abel Alier		1933–	6 April 1972	February 1978	Southern Front
	2	Joseph Lagu		1931–	February 1978	12 July 1979	Sudan African National Union
	3	Peter Gatkuoth		?–2010	12 July 1979	30 May 1980
	(1)	Abel Alier		1933–	30 May 1980	5 October 1981	Southern Front
	4	Gismalla Abdalla Rassas			5 October 1981	23 June 1982	South Sudan Liberation Movement
	5	Joseph James Tombura		?–c. 1983–1996	23 June 1982	5 June 1983	Sudan African National Union
Autonomy abolished (5 June 1983 – 9 July 2005)
Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (2005–2011)
Presidents of the Government
	6	John Garang		1945–2005	9 July 2005	30 July 2005	Sudan People's Liberation Movement
	7	Salva Kiir Mayardit		1951–	11 August 2005 Acting since 30 July 2005	9 July 2011	Sudan People's Liberation Movement
Republic of South Sudan (2011–present)
President
	(7)	Salva Kiir Mayardit		1951–	9 July 2011	Incumbent	Sudan People's Liberation Movement

Note: The President of South Sudan was also First Vice-President of the Sudanese national government until 9 July 2011.

Latest election

Main article: South Sudanese general election, 2010

 Summary of the 11–15 April 2010 South Sudanese presidential election results

Candidates - Parties	Votes	%
Salva Kiir – Sudan People’s Liberation Movement	2,616,613	92.99%
Lam Akol – Sudan People's Liberation Movement - Democratic Change	197,217	7.01%
Total votes	2,813,830	100.00%
Source: Sudan Tribune

See also

• Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (1972–83)
• Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (2005–11)
  • List of governors of pre-independence Sudan
  • List of Vice-Presidents of South Sudan
• Lists of office-holders

External links

• World Statesmen - South Sudan