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Kiir fires aviation authority boss, others in latest purge

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South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit. PHOTO | REUTERS

By  Garang Malak

Nation Media Group

President Salva Kiir has sacked the country's aviation chief and several other top government officials in the latest purge.

He announced the changes in a series of decrees on Wednesday evening.

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