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2017 in South Sudan
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The following lists events in the year
2017
in
South Sudan
.
Incumbents
[
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]
President
:
Salva Kiir Mayardit
Vice President
:
James Wani Igga
Events
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]
February
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]
20 February – The South Sudan government and the
United Nations
declared
a famine
in parts of
Unity State
, affecting more than 100,000 people, and fearing the famine could spread significantly as the order of one million people are threatened.
[1]
Deaths
[
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]
4 January –
Gabriel Tang
, rebel militia leader, killed in
Civil War
.
[2]
References
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^
"Famine declared in part of South Sudan by government and UN"
.
whio.com
. 20 February 2017. Archived from
the original
on 2017-02-21
. Retrieved
20 February
2017
.
^
"Top rebel commander killed in clashes in Upper Nile"
.
radiotamazuj.org
. 4 January 2017. Archived from
the original
on 2017-01-09
. Retrieved
20 February
2017
.
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