Yoweri Kaguta Museveni
Mr.Yoweri Kaguta Museveni
Position: President of Uganda
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Country: Uganda
Category: Politician
Date of Birth: Sep
15 1944
Education
Bio Description
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni[a] (born 15 September 1944)[1] is a Ugandan politician and military general who has served as the president of Uganda since 26 January 1986. His government is considered autocratic.[2] After Museveni lost the election of 1980,[3] he started the Ugandan Bush War[4] which caused over 100,000 deaths and led to the removal of Milton Obote.
Museveni's rule has been described by scholars as competitive authoritarianism,[5] or illiberal democracy.[6] Press has been under the authority of government.[7][8][9] None of the Ugandan elections for the last 30 years (since 1986) have been found to be free and transparent.[10] Museveni's presidency has been characterized by an upsurge in anti-gay legislation and activity,[11] involvement in the First Congo War, the Rwandan Civil War, and other African Great Lakes conflicts; the Lord's Resistance Army insurgency in Northern Uganda, which caused a humanitarian emergency; and constitutional amendments, scrapping presidential term limits in 2005, 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,[12] over 400 polling stations with 100% voter turnout,[13] and human rights violations.[14][15] As of 2022, after 36 years of his authoritarian rule, Uganda has been ranked 166th in GDP (nominal) per capita and 167th by Human Development Index.
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