Yoweri Museveni

His Excellency

Major General

Yoweri Museveni
His Excellency; Major General; ; Yoweri Museveni
	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 (age 80); 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
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;

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 Museveni lost 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]