Cristóbal Mendoza of the Republic of Venezuela. In 1813 Mendoza fled a royalist invasion and moved to Grenada, and soon after he joined Simon Bolivar's effort to liberate South America from Spanish rule. Bolivar appointed Mendoza the governor of Mérida in May 1813, and Mendoza was appointed governor of Caracas several months later. Fleeing Venezuela again in 1814 when José Tomás Boves conquered Caracas, Mendoza moved to Trinidad, where from 1819 and 1820 he was an active political writer for the "Correo del Orinoco". In 1826, Francisco de Paula Santander appointed Mendoza as Mayor of the Department of Venezuela in the empire
Vice President of South Sudan Vice President of South Sudan The Vice President of South Sudan is the second highest political position obtainable in South Sudan. Currently there is a provision for one Vice President, who is appointed by the President of South Sudan. This list contains Vice Presidents of the Government of Southern Sudan (2005–11, autonomous region of Sudan) and Vice Presidents of the Republic of South Sudan (2011–present, independent country). Colour key (for political parties): Colour key (for political parties): Following the signing of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (ARCSS) in August 2015 a