| President of the Republic of South Sudan | |
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Type | Head of state Head of government |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Residence | State House,Juba |
| Seat | Juba |
| Appointer | Direct popular vote |
| Term length | Four years[1] |
| Constituting instrument | Transitional Constitution of South Sudan |
| Precursor | President of the Government of Southern Sudan |
| Formation | 9 July 2011; 14 years ago (2011-07-09) |
| First holder | Salva Kiir Mayardit |
| Deputy | Vice President of South Sudan |
| Salary | SSP 45,922,800 /US$60,000 annually[2] |
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This article lists theheads of state of South Sudan since the establishment of theSouthern Sudan Autonomous Region withinSudan in 1972.
The president of the Republic of South Sudan is thehead of state andhead of government ofSouth Sudan. The president leads theexecutive branch of theGovernment of South Sudan and is thecommander-in-chief of theSouth Sudan People's Defence Forces. The official residence of the president is State House, J1.
The region of Southern Sudan (currently the independent republic ofSouth Sudan) became autonomous for the first time, withinSudan, in 1972, through theAddis Ababa Agreement meant to end theFirst Sudanese Civil War, and its local government had fivepresidents until 1983, when the Sudanese central government revoked the autonomy. Autonomy was gained again in 2005, through theComprehensive Peace Agreement meant to end theSecond 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.[1]
Salva Kiir's term as elected president ended in 2015, but constitutional amendments of 2018 and theRevitalised Transitional Government of National Unity (RTGoNU) formed in 2020 extended his mandate until 2023[3] and later 2024.[4]
(Dates in italics indicatede facto continuation of office)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Elected | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |  | Abel Alier (born 1933) | 6 April 1972 | February 1978 | 5 years, 9 months | SF | – |
| 2 | .jpg) | Joseph Lagu (born 1929) | February 1978 | 12 July 1979 | 1 year, 5 months | SANU | – |
| 3 | .jpg) | Peter Gatkuoth (1938–2010) | 12 July 1979 | 30 May 1980 | 323 days | Independent | – |
| (1) | | Abel Alier (born 1933) | 30 May 1980 | 5 October 1981 | 1 year, 128 days | SF | – |
| 4 |  | Gismalla Abdalla Rassas (1932–2013) | 5 October 1981 | 23 June 1982 | 261 days | Independent | – |
| 5 | | Joseph James Tombura (1929–1992) | 23 June 1982 | 5 June 1983 | 347 days | SANU | – |
| Autonomy abolished (5 June 1983 – 9 July 2005) | |||||||
| 6 |  | John Garang (1945–2005) [a] | 9 July 2005 | 30 July 2005 † | 21 days | SPLM | – |
| – | | Salva Kiir Mayardit (born 1951) Acting | 30 July 2005 | 11 August 2005 | 12 days | SPLM | – |
| 7 | | Salva Kiir Mayardit (born 1951) | 11 August 2005 | 9 July 2011 | 5 years, 332 days | SPLM | 2010 |
Republic of South Sudan (2011–present)[edit] | |||||||
| (7) | | Salva Kiir Mayardit (born 1951) | 9 July 2011 | Incumbent | 14 years, 223 days | SPLM | – |
Note: The President of South Sudan was alsoFirst Vice President of theSudanese national government until 9 July 2011.
