Salva Kiir Mayardit Quotes

South Sudan, Politician
September 13, 1951

Salva Kiir Mayardit (born 13 September 1951) is a Dinka South Sudanese politician who has been President of South Sudan since its independence in 2011. Prior to independence, he was President of the Government of Southern Sudan, as well as First Vice President of Sudan, from 2005 to 2011.

I swear allegiance to the Republic of Sudan.

Salva Kiir Mayardit
- Swear
- Republic
- Sudan
The duty of the media is to observe truth and social responsibility.

Salva Kiir Mayardit

Our main source of economy is agriculture. What we should do is to use the oil money that we have today to re-fuel agriculture. And so agriculture will be the backbone of the economy of South Sudan.

Salva Kiir Mayardit
- Money
- Today
- Economy
The death of Garang has unfortunately unleashed emotions of anger; some genuine, others cultivated by elements who wanted to pit one group of Sudanese against another.

Salva Kiir Mayardit
- Death
- Emotions
- Anger
It is neither my intention to depart from the route of John Garang nor to change the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.

Salva Kiir Mayardit
- Change
- Peace
- Agreement
People should not judge me on what they hear. Let them wait and see me in action. Then they will see how I serve my people.

Salva Kiir Mayardit
- People
- Me
- Action
It is the responsibility of all the Sudanese, especially the political leaders and the media, to strengthen social cohesion through the proper understanding of the dynamics of unity, if they really want our country to remain united.

Salva Kiir Mayardit
The people of the Sudan expect a lot from the institution of the presidency, and we should live up to their expectations.

Salva Kiir Mayardit
- People
- Up
- Live

Even if we were to sign peace today, the economic conditions in our country would not improve automatically because it will take some time to reach the level of oil production before the war and the oil prices are likely to remain low for some time as the supply of oil in the world is high and demand is low.

Salva Kiir Mayardit
- Economic
- Conditions
- Oil