His Excellency Yoweri Museveni |
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Museveni in September 2015
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9th President of Uganda | |
Assumed office 29 January 1986 |
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Prime Minister |
George Adyebo, Kintu Musoke. Apollo Nsibambi1 Amama Mbabazi Ruhakana Rugunda |
Vice President |
Samson Kisekka Specioza Kazibwe Gilbert Bukenya Edward Ssekandi |
Preceded by | Tito Okello |
Chairperson of the Commonwealth of Nations | |
In office 23 November 2007 – 27 November 2009 |
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Preceded by | Lawrence Gonzi |
Succeeded by | Patrick Manning |
Personal details | |
Born |
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni 15 September 1944 Ntungamo, Uganda |
Political party | National Resistance Movement |
Spouse(s) | Janet Kainembabazi (1973–present) |
Children |
Muhoozi Natasha Patience Diana |
Alma mater | University of Dar es Salaam |
Religion | Evangelical Christian |
Website | Official website |
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni ( pronunciation ; born 15 September c. 1944) is a Ugandan politician who has been president of Uganda since 29 January 1986.
Museveni was involved in rebellions that toppled Ugandan leaders Idi Amin (1971–79) and Milton Obote (1980–85). In the mid to late 1990s, Museveni was celebrated by the west as part of a new generation of African leaders. During Museveni's presidency Uganda has experienced relative stability and economic growth. His presidency has been marred, however, by involvement in the civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other Great Lakes region conflicts. Rebellion in the north by the Lord's Resistance Army caused a drastic humanitarian emergency. Suppression of political opposition and a 2005 constitutional amendment scrapping presidential term limits, thus enabling extension of his rule, has been a concern of domestic commentators and the international community.
Born on 15 September 1944 in Ntungamo, Uganda Protectorate,
Museveni gets his middle name from his father, Amos Kaguta, a cattle herdsman. Kaguta is also the father of Museveni's brother Caleb Akandwanaho, popularly known in Uganda as Salim Saleh, and sister Violet Kajubiri.