Joshua after Moses

Sudan: South Sudan’s new president, Salva Kiir, must take possession after hard-fought war | Priya Abraham

Southern Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit is known for his reserve. Sitting down to an interview in Washington July 21, his spare, measured words show it. He quickly dispenses with questions about his little-known personal history but speaks precisely about what he has come to the capital to discuss one day after a first meeting with President Bush: the stalled agreement that is threatening peace between northern and southern Sudan.

Kiir took over southern Sudan's leadership when beloved rebel chief John Garang died in a helicopter crash one year ago, just three weeks after being sworn in as Sudan's first vice president and the autonomous south's first president. Kiir was one of the original founding members of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/ Army, an adept military commander who operated quietly in Garang's inner circle.

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