Yoweri Museveni
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His Excellency Yoweri Museveni |
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Museveni in September 2015
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| Ninth President of Uganda | |
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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 | |
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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).xcept for northern Uganda, the country during Museveni's presidency has experienced relative stability and economic growth, a major improvement considering that the country had endured decades of rebel activity and civil war. His tenure has also included one of the most effective national responses to HIV/AIDS in Africa.
In the mid to late 1990s, Museveni was celebrated by the west as part of a new generation of African leaders. 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, have br4b concern from domestic commentators and the international community.
Born on 15 September 1944 in Ntungamo, Uganda Protectorate, 38Museveni is a member of the Banyankole ethnic group. His surname, Museveni, means "Son of a man of the Seventh", in honour of the Seventh Battalion of the King's African Rifles. This was the British colonial army in which many Ugandans served during World War II.
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