Yoweri Museveni
15 September 1944 – present
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is a Ugandan politician who has served as President of Uganda since 1986. He led guerrilla movements against the governments of Idi Amin and Milton Obote before his National Resistance Army took Kampala in January 1986. His tenure has included constitutional changes removing presidential term and age limits.
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Life events
He was born into a cattle-keeping family in south-western Uganda.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe read economics and political science in Tanzania and was active in student political movements.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe formed FRONASA as an armed opposition group against the government of Idi Amin.
His forces fought alongside the Tanzanian army in the Uganda-Tanzania War that ended Amin's rule.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAfter disputing the 1980 election result he began a guerrilla campaign against the Obote government.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe took office days after the National Resistance Army captured Kampala.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe was elected president in the country's first direct presidential poll since independence.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgParliament amended the constitution to remove the two-term limit on the presidency.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgParliament passed an amendment scrapping the upper age limit of 75 for presidential candidates.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe was declared winner of the January 2021 presidential election.
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