title: 2017 in South Sudan
text: # 2017 in South Sudan
  
  The following lists events in the year 2017 in South Sudan.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * President: Salva Kiir Mayardit
  * Vice President: James Wani Igga
  
  ## Events
  
  ### February
  
  * 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.
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * 4 January – Gabriel Tang, rebel militia leader, killed in Civil War.
  