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Yoweri Museveni
Museveni in 2015
9th President of Uganda
Assumed office
26 January 1986
Prime Minister
Vice President
Preceded byTito Okello
Personal details
Born (1944-09-15) 15 September 1944 (age 81)
Rukungiri, British Uganda (present-day Uganda)
NationalityUgandan
Political partyNational Resistance Movement
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1973)​
Children4
ParentsAmos Kaguta (father)
EducationUniversity of Dar es Salaam
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website
Military service
Allegiance Uganda
Branch/service
Years of service1971–present
RankGeneral
Battles/wars

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.[1]

Museveni is well known for being anti–democracy and as well as anti–homosexuality. He is one of Africa's longest serving leaders.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4][5][6] 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.[7][8]

In June 2025, Yoweri Museveni announced his candidacy for the January 2025 presidential election. [9].

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Initial results released on 16 January showed Museveni leading in the 2026 presidential election with 76.25% of the vote, followed by Bobi Wine with 19.85%.[11] Wine's supporters protested the results.[12] On 17 January, Museveni was officially declared the winner of the presidential election with 71.65% of the vote.[13]

References

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  1. ↑ "Uganda's Presidential Election: Voting for an Autocrat". Australian Institute of International Affairs. Archived from the original on 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  2. ↑ "Africa's Current Longest-Serving Leaders". Voice of America. 2022-11-06. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  3. ↑ Studies, the Africa Center for Strategic. "Scrapping Presidential Age Limits Sets Uganda on a Course of Instability". Africa Center for Strategic Studies. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  4. ↑ "Museveni declared winner of disputed Uganda presidential election". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  5. ↑ "Ugandan President Museveni wins sixth term as vote rigging alleged". France 24. 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  6. ↑ "Uganda's Museveni wins sixth term, rival alleges fraud". Reuters. 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2023-11-21.[permanent dead link]
  7. ↑ "World Bank Open Data". World Bank Open Data. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  8. ↑ "Uganda GDP per capita 2021 - StatisticsTimes.com". statisticstimes.com. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  9. ↑ "Uganda: President Museveni, in power since 1986, will be a candidate for re-election". Radio France International. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  10. ↑ Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Biography https://biogeek.com.ng/yoweri-kaguta-museveni-biography/ Archived 2024-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ "At least seven killed overnight in Uganda after tense presidential election". Al Jazeera. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  12. ↑ Nzilani, Vincent Mumo; Winning, Alexander. "Ugandan opposition leader 'forcibly taken,' party says, as President Museveni nears reelection". Reuters. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "Uganda's Museveni wins seventh term as observers denounce intimidation". France 24. AFP. 2026-01-17. Retrieved 2026-01-17.


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