Yoweri Museveni

Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (born 15 September 1944) is a Ugandan military officer, politician and revolutionary who is the 9th and current President of Uganda since 1986. He is considered autocratic. After losing the election of 1980, he started the Ugandan Bush War which caused over 100,000 deaths and led to the removal of Milton Obote.

His Excellency Major General Yoweri Museveni
File:Yoweri Museveni 2015 2.jpg Museveni in 2015
9th President of Uganda
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 January 1986
Prime Minister	Samson Kisekka George Cosmas Adyebo Kintu Musoke Apolo Nsibambi Amama Mbabazi Ruhakana Rugunda Robinah Nabbanja
Vice President	Samson Kisekka Specioza Kazibwe Gilbert Bukenya Edward Ssekandi Jessica Alupo
Preceded by	Tito Okello
Personal details
Born	15 September 1944 (aged 81) Rukungiri, British Uganda (present-day Uganda)
Nationality	Ugandan
Political party	National Resistance Movement
Spouse(s)	Janet Museveni ​ ​ (m. 1973)​
Children	4
Parents	Amos Kaguta (father)
Education	University of Dar es Salaam
Signature	Yoweri Museveni's signature
Website	Official website
Military service
Allegiance	Uganda
Branch/service	Front for National Salvation (1971–1980) Popular Resistance Army (1980–1981) National Resistance Army (1981–1995) Uganda People's Defence Force (1995–present)
Years of service	1971–present
Rank	General
Battles/wars	1972 invasion of Uganda Uganda–Tanzania War Ugandan Bush War First Congo War Second Congo War

Museveni is well known for being anti–democracy and as well as anti–homosexuality. He is one of Africa's longest serving leaders. His rule had brought many changes in Uganda. Museveni was a very strong believer of dictatorship and absolutism that in 2005, he scrapped presidential term limits in Uganda and the presidential age limit in 2017.

On 16 January 2021, Museveni was re-elected for a sixth term with 58.6% of the vote, despite many videos and reports that show ballot box stuffing, over 400 polling stations with 100% voter turnout, and human rights violations. As of 2022, after 36 years of his authoritarian rule, Uganda has been ranked 166th in GDP (nominal) per capita and List of countries by 167th by Human Development Index.

In June 2025, Yoweri Museveni announced his candidacy for the January 2025 presidential election. .

Yoweri Museveni Media

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  Military Monument in Park – Dedicated by President Musevenis Wife – Entebbe – Uganda

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  Museveni's meeting with President Ronald Reagan at the White House in October 1987

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  Museveni (first row, third from right) at Kim Il Sung's 80th birthday celebrations in 1992

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  Museveni and U.S. President George W. Bush in June 2003

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  Image of Dr John Garang De Mabior

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  Vladimir Putin and Yoweri Museveni in 2012

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  Yoweri Museveni speaking at the Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference in London, October 2018

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  President Museveni of Uganda speaking at the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London, January 2020

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  Museveni and US President Joe Biden at the United States–Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C. in December 2022

References

• www.bbc.com