List of Presidents of the Government of Southern Sudan

List of heads of state of South Sudan

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Southern Sudan Autonomous Region Government of Southern Sudan (1972–1983) The Southern Sudan Autonomous Region was an autonomous region that existed in Southern Sudan between 1972 and 1983. It was established on 28 February 1972 by the Addis Ababa Agreement which ended the First Sudanese Civil War. The region was abolished on 5 June 1983 by the administration of...	Autonomous
6 April 1972 to February 1978		Abel Alier Abel Alier Abel Alier Kwai is a South Sudanese politician who is currently in his 70s . After Sudan gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1956, Southern Sudan was not left as an independent state. This led to a deadly war a year before the independence. A party in the war was Anyanya 1 Under Joseph... , President of the High Executive Council	SF	1st Term
February 1978 to 12 July 1979		Joseph Lagu Joseph Lagu Joseph Lagu is a South Sudanese military man and politician... , President of the High Executive Council	SANU
12 July 1979 to 30 May 1980		Peter Gatkuoth Peter Gatkuoth Peter Gatkuoth was a South Sudanese politician. Gatkuoth was the third president of the High Executive Council of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region‎, serving from 12 July 1979 to 30 May 1980.... , President of the High Executive Council
30 May 1980 to 5 October 1981		Abel Alier Abel Alier Abel Alier Kwai is a South Sudanese politician who is currently in his 70s . After Sudan gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1956, Southern Sudan was not left as an independent state. This led to a deadly war a year before the independence. A party in the war was Anyanya 1 Under Joseph... , President of the High Executive Council	SF	2nd Term
5 October 1981 to 23 June 1982		Gismalla Abdalla Rassas Gismalla Abdalla Rassas Gismalla Abdalla Rassas, a South Sudanese politician and member of the Southern Sudan Liberation Movement, was the penultimate president of the High Executive Council of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region‎, serving from 5 October, 1981 to 23 June, 1982. He was succeeded by Joseph James Tombura.... , President of the High Executive Council	SSLM
23 June 1982 to 5 June 1983		Joseph James Tombura Joseph James Tombura Joseph James Tombura, a South Sudanese politician and member of the Sudan African National Union, was president of the High Executive Council of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region‎, serving from 23 June 1982 to 5 June 1983, until the Sudanese central government revoked the autonomy of that region... , President of the High Executive Council	SANU
5 June 1983 to 9 July 2005	Autonomy abolished
5 June 1983 to 25 May 1985	Post abolished
25 May 1985 to May 1986		James Loro, President of the High Executive Council	SSU
May 1986 to 31 January 1987	Post abolished
31 January 1987 to January 1988		Matthew Abor Ayang, Chairman of the Council for the South
January 1988 to June 1989		Angelo Beda, Chairman of the Council for the South		1st Term
June 1989 to 7 August 1997	Post abolished
7 August 1997 to 31 January 2000		Riek Machar Riek Machar Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon , is the first vice-president of the independent Republic of South Sudan.Riek Machar obtained a PhD in mechanical engineering in 1984 and then joined the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army during the Second Sudanese Civil War... , Chairman of the Coordination Council	SPLM-U
2000 to 2001		Angelo Beda, Acting Chairman of the Coordination Council		2nd Term
2001 to 9 December 2002		Galwak Deng, Chairman of the Coordination Council	NC
9 December 2002 to 2005		Riek Gai Kok, Chairman of the Coordination Council	NC
Government of Southern Sudan Government of Southern Sudan (2005–2011) The Government of Southern Sudan, was an autonomous government that administered the ten southern states of Sudan between its formation in July 2005 and independence as the Republic of South Sudan in July 2011. The autonomous government was initially established in Rumbek and later moved to Juba...	Autonomy restored
9 July 2005 to 30 July 2005		John Garang John Garang John Garang de Mabior was a Sudanese politician and rebel leader. From 1983 to 2005, he led the Sudan People's Liberation Army during the Second Sudanese Civil War, and following a peace agreement he briefly served as First Vice President of Sudan from January 2005 until he died in a July 2005... , President of the Government	SPLA/M	Killed in an air crash
30 July 2005 to 11 August 2005		Salva Kiir Mayardit Salva Kiir Mayardit Salva Kiir Mayardit is the first President of the Republic of South Sudan.-Sudanese civil wars:In the late 1960s, Kiir joined the Anyanya in the First Sudanese Civil War. By the time of the 1972 Addis Ababa Agreement, he was a low-ranking officer... , Acting President of the Government	SPLA/M
11 August 2005 to 9 July 2011		Salva Kiir Mayardit Salva Kiir Mayardit Salva Kiir Mayardit is the first President of the Republic of South Sudan.-Sudanese civil wars:In the late 1960s, Kiir joined the Anyanya in the First Sudanese Civil War. By the time of the 1972 Addis Ababa Agreement, he was a low-ranking officer... , President of the Government	SPLA/M
Republic of South Sudan South Sudan South Sudan , officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to be moved to the more...	Independence from Sudan Sudan Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
9 July 2011 to Present		Salva Kiir Mayardit Salva Kiir Mayardit Salva Kiir Mayardit is the first President of the Republic of South Sudan.-Sudanese civil wars:In the late 1960s, Kiir joined the Anyanya in the First Sudanese Civil War. By the time of the 1972 Addis Ababa Agreement, he was a low-ranking officer... , President	SPLA/M

Note: The President of South Sudan was also First Vice-President of the Sudan

Sudan

Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...

ese national government until 9 July 2011.

Affiliations

SF - Southern Front
Southern Front (Southern Sudan)
The Southern Front was a Southern Sudanese political party, from the ranks of which came the first President of the High Executive Council of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region, Abel Alier, the first head of the autonomous government of that then Sudanese region, in 1972....
SANU - Sudan African National Union
Sudan African National Union
The Sudan African National Union is a political party formed in 1963 by William Deng Nhial and other Sudanese exiles in Uganda. In the late 1960s the party contested elections in Sudan seeking autonomy for South Sudan within a federal structure. The exile branch of the party meanwhile supported...
SSLM - Southern Sudan Liberation Movement
SSU - Sudanese Socialist Union
Sudanese Socialist Union
The Sudanese Socialist Union was a political party in Sudan. The SSU was the country's sole legal party from 1971 until 1985, when the regime of President Gaafar Nimeiry was overthrown in a military coup....
SPLM-U - Sudan People's Liberation Movement-United
NC - National Congress
National Congress (Sudan)
The National Congress or National Congress Party ' is the governing official political party of Sudan. It is headed by Omar al-Bashir, who has been President of Sudan since he seized power in a military coup on 30 June 1989, and began institutionalizing Sharia law at a national level...
SPLA/M - Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement

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List of heads of state of South Sudan

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