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.

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 Kaguta Museveni Biography https://biogeek.com.ng/yoweri-kaguta-museveni-biography/ 

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%. Wine's supporters protested the results. On 17 January, Museveni was officially declared the winner of the presidential election with 71.65% of the vote.

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