Riek Machar

Riek Machar
1st & 3rd First Vice President of South Sudan
Assumed office
21 February 2020
PresidentSalva Kiir Mayardit
Preceded byTaban Deng Gai
In office
26 April 2016 – 23 July 2016[1]
PresidentSalva Kiir Mayardit
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byTaban Deng Gai
1st Vice President of South Sudan
In office
9 July 2011 – 23 July 2013
PresidentSalva Kiir Mayardit
Preceded byHimself as Vice President of Southern Sudan
Succeeded byJames Wani Igga
2nd Vice President of Southern Sudan
In office
11 August 2005 – 9 July 2011
PresidentSalva Kiir Mayardit
Preceded bySalva Kiir Mayardit
Succeeded byHimself as Vice President of South Sudan
Personal details
Born
Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon

(1952-11-26) November 26, 1952 (age 71)[2]
Leer, Upper Nile, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
(Now South Sudan)
NationalitySouth Sudanese
Political partySudan People's Liberation Movement
Other political
affiliations
Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition
Spouse(s)Emma McCune
Angelina Teny
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Khartoum
University of Bradford
NicknameSENNAR[3]
Military service
AllegianceSPLA, SPLA-Nasir, SPLA-IO
Battles/warsSecond Sudanese Civil War
South Sudanese Civil War

Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon (born 26 November 1952) is a South Sudanese politician who served as the First Vice President of South Sudan.

  1. ^ AfricaNews (23 July 2016). "South Sudanese minister replaces 'missing' Riek Machar as vice president - Africanews". africanews.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Profile: South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar". Al Jazeera. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. ^ Akol 2003, pp. 13.

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