Riek Machar | |
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1st & 3rd First Vice President of South Sudan | |
Assumed office 21 February 2020 | |
President | Salva Kiir Mayardit |
Preceded by | Taban Deng Gai |
In office 26 April 2016 – 23 July 2016[1] | |
President | Salva Kiir Mayardit |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Taban Deng Gai |
1st Vice President of South Sudan | |
In office 9 July 2011 – 23 July 2013 | |
President | Salva Kiir Mayardit |
Preceded by | Himself as Vice President of Southern Sudan |
Succeeded by | James Wani Igga |
2nd Vice President of Southern Sudan | |
In office 11 August 2005 – 9 July 2011 | |
President | Salva Kiir Mayardit |
Preceded by | Salva Kiir Mayardit |
Succeeded by | Himself as Vice President of South Sudan |
Personal details | |
Born | Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon November 26, 1952[2] Leer, Upper Nile, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Now South Sudan) |
Nationality | South Sudanese |
Political party | Sudan People's Liberation Movement |
Other political affiliations | Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition |
Spouse(s) | Emma McCune Angelina Teny |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | University of Khartoum University of Bradford |
Nickname | SENNAR[3] |
Military service | |
Allegiance | SPLA, SPLA-Nasir, SPLA-IO |
Battles/wars | Second 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.
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