Yoweri Museveni
The neutrality of this article is disputed. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please do not remove this message until the dispute is resolved. (January 2014) Yoweri Museveni President of Uganda Incumbent Assumed office 29 January 1986 Prime Minister George Adyebo Kintu Musoke Apollo Nsibambi 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 Preceded by Lawrence Gonzi Succeeded by Patrick Manning Personal details Born Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (1944-08-15) 15 August 1944 (age 70) Ntungamo, Uganda Political party National Resistance Movement Spouse(s) Janet Kainembabazi (1973–present) Children Muhoozia Natasha Patience Diana Alma mater University of Dar es Salaam Religion Anglicanism Website Official website Nickname(s) M7 Yoweri Kaguta Museveni ( pronunciation (help·info); born 15 August 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). With the notable exception of the north, President Museveni has brought relative stability and economic growth to a country that has endured decades of rebel activity and civil war. His tenure has also witnessed one of the most effective national responses to HIV/AIDS in Africa. In the mid to late 1990s, Museveni was fêted by the West as part of a new generation of African leaders. His presidency has been marred, however, by involvement in civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo and other Great Lakes region conflicts. Rebellion in the north by the Lord's Resistance Army continues to perpetuate one of the world's worst humanitarian emergencies. Restrictions on political pluralism and a 2005 referendum and constitution change scrapping limits on presidential terms, enabling extension of his rule, have attracted recent concern from domestic commentators and the international community.