{"id":41,"date":"2026-06-18T07:25:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T05:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/?p=41"},"modified":"2026-06-22T14:12:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T14:12:59","slug":"president-kiir-reaffirms-commitment-to-peace-on-43rd-anniversary-of-splm-spla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/?p=41","title":{"rendered":"President Kiir Reaffirms Commitment to Peace on 43rd Anniversary of SPLM\/SPLA"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3ad7e3d9-bf38-46b4-a852-32c93f61a4f6.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-170\" srcset=\"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3ad7e3d9-bf38-46b4-a852-32c93f61a4f6.webp 1080w, http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3ad7e3d9-bf38-46b4-a852-32c93f61a4f6-300x200.webp 300w, http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3ad7e3d9-bf38-46b4-a852-32c93f61a4f6-1024x683.webp 1024w, http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3ad7e3d9-bf38-46b4-a852-32c93f61a4f6-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Juba, May 16, 2026 &ndash; Thousands of SPLM members, veterans, and supporters gathered at Juba National Stadium to commemorate the 43rd anniversary of the SPLM\/SPLA, founded on May 16, 1983.<\/p>\n<p>The President of the Republic, His Excellency Salva Kiir Mayardit, who is also the Chairman of the SPLM, paid tribute to the brave men and women who initiated the liberation struggle to secure freedom for the people of South Sudan.<\/p>\n<p>The celebration was marked by patriotic songs and performances by South Sudanese cultural groups and artists, who echoed calls for unity, peace, and national development.<\/p>\n<p>In his address, President Kiir commended the brave members of the SPLA for igniting the liberation struggle on May 16, 1983, stressing the role they played in ensuring that the people of South Sudan enjoy freedom and sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p>The President reaffirmed the SPLM&rsquo;s commitment to upholding the principles of the May 16 revolution, highlighting that the liberation movement remains dedicated to safeguarding peace, consolidating national unity, and advancing democratic governance.<\/p>\n<p>Kiir also stressed that development remains a key priority of the SPLM-led Government through the provision of basic social services, economic empowerment, and other development needs for the people.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers at the event urged South Sudanese to learn from the unity displayed during the liberation struggle, emphasising that sustainable peace, reconciliation, and national unity remain critical pillars for building a stable and progressive nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juba, May 16, 2026 &ndash; Thousands of SPLM members, veterans, and supporters gathered at Juba National Stadium to commemorate the 43rd anniversary of the SPLM\/SPLA, founded on May 16, 1983.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":171,"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41\/revisions\/171"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}