Yoweri Museveni - President of Uganda, Timeline and Childhood
Yoweri Museveni's Personal Details
Yoweri Museveni is the current President of Uganda
| Information | Detail |
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| Birthday | August 15, 1944 |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Famous | Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents, President of Uganda |
| Spouses | Janet Museveni |
| Siblings | Salim Saleh, Violet Kajubiri |
| Known as | Yoweri Kaguta Museveni |
| Childrens | Diana Museveni Kamuntu, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Natasha Museveni Karugire, Patience Museveni Rwabwogo |
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| Founder / Co-Founder |
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| Birth Place | Ntungamo |
| Religion | Anglicanism |
| Gender | Male |
| Father | Amos Kaguta |
| Net Worth | $4 billion as of Oct 12,2016 |
| Sun Sign | Leo |
| Born in | Ntungamo |
| Famous as | President of Uganda |
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Who is Yoweri Museveni?
Yoweri Museveni is the current President of Uganda; a post he has held continuously since 29 January 1986. Prior to his presidency, Museveni held a post in the Ugandan intelligence service and lead various political resistance groups. During the period that Major General Idi Amin held power, attained through a military coup, Museveni fled to Tanzania along with the deposed president, Dr. Apolo Milton Obote. During the Uganda-Tanzania War and Ugandan Bush War, Museveni formed the Front for National Salvation and later the Popular Resistance Army. Generally, Museveni’s work as president is seen as having helped bring stability to the country after decades of wartime and regular uprisings. Museveni’s challenges as president have included the growth of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and rebellion, primarily in the northern regions of the country. Widely considered part of a “new generation of African leaders”, Museveni has generally received widespread approval from Western leaders. However, some of the policy changes made under Museveni’s leadership, such as the allowance of unlimited presidential terms, have brought his reputation as a democratic leader into question. As these questionable democratic measures came into effect, Western countries responded by withdrawing aid or by putting pressure on Ugandan government leaders. Museveni has also drawn widespread criticism for his apparent support of legislation instituting the death penalty for homosexuality.
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Childhood & Early Life
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni was born on 15 August 1944, in Ntungamo, Uganda, in a Banyankole family of cattle herders. He grew up with a brother, Calbe Akandwanaho and sister, Violet Kajubiri.
Museveni attended Kyamate Elementary School, Mbarara High School and Ntare School. He became a born-again Christian during his high school years.
In 1967, Museveni moved to Tanzania to begin studies at the University of Dar es Salaam, where he went on to study political science and economics, gaining his bachelor’s degree in 1970.
Career
In 1970, Museveni joined the Ugandan intelligence service, serving President Dr. Apolo Milton Obote.
In 1971, during the military coup led by Major General Idi Amin, Museveni fled Uganda for Tanzania along with many other figures from within the deposed government, including former President Obote.
During Amin’s rule, Museveni sided with exiled resistance forces in Tanzania. While living there in exile, he also briefly served as a lecturer in a co-operative college in Moshi, in northern Tanzania.
In 1973, Museveni shifted his allegiances, leaving the most mainstream groups in opposition of Obote and forming the Front for National Salvation.
Between 1981 and 1986, during the Ugandan Bush War, Museveni and his allies moved to the rural southern regions of Uganda and formed the Popular Resistance Army. Together, they organized a rebellion aimed to overthrow the Obote regime and the Obote-backed Uganda National Liberation Army.
On 6 February 1981, Museveni and his fellow resistance forces attacked an army installation in central Mubende.
On 27 July 1985 Obote’s government fell due to the military coup led by Tito Okello. Museveni and the NRM/A party were angered by the power grab, claiming that their own efforts had been hijacked by Okello and the UNLA.
On 20 January 1986, Idi Amin’s supporters, aided by Zairean military troops, entered Ugandan territory with the aim of overthrowing Okello. Within two days, this incursion had routed government troops from Kampala. As a result, Museveni was able to lead his own faction to victory over the capital city, overthrowing Okello’s government.
On 29 January 1986, Museveni was sworn in as Uganda’s new president. During his inaugural address, he said, “This is not a mere change of guard. It is a fundamental change.”
Beginning in 1987, Museveni brought Uganda to participate in the IMF Economic Recovery Program, with the aim of creating economic growth, attracting investment, promoting trade and generating free and sustainable trade.
In 1989, Amnesty International released a report of extreme human rights violations being committed in Uganda by Museveni’s NRA troops.
In 1996, Museveni was re-elected, winning 75.5 percent of the vote. International observers assessed that the elections were carried out legitimately.
In 2001, Museveni again won re-election, beating out rival Kizza Besigye with 69 percent of the vote. This time, Dr. Besigye petitioned the Supreme Court of Uganda, claiming that the elections were not fairly carried out, but his case was overturned.
Museveni was elected for the third time in 2006, garnering 59 percent of the vote. Again, some questions of malfeasance in the voting process were raised; nonetheless, the vote was assessed as having been legitimate.
Major Works
Under Museveni’s rule the Ugandan economy has stabilised to a large extent. He has been able to combat key problems, such as hyperinflation and balance of payments to a considerable extent.
Awards & Achievements
In 1994, Yoweri Museveni was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, the first of many honorary degrees he would receive from universities and the first of two such awards from United States institutions.
Between 2003 and 2011, Yoweri Museveni received five additional honorary doctorate degreesThese included a Doctor of Laws degree from the Mbarara University of Science and Technology in Uganda; a Doctor of Divinity degree from the Latin University of Theology in the United States; an honorary degree from Turkey’s Fatih University; a Doctor of Laws degree from Makerere University in Uganda; and a Doctor of Literature degree from the University of Dar es Salaam.
Personal Life & Legacy
Yoweri Museveni has been married to Janet Kataha since 1973 and together, the couple has four children: Muhoozia, Natasha, Patience and Diana.
Trivia
According to the Museveni’s biography on the State House of Uganda website, one of his favorite pastimes is cattle herding, which he does in Kisozi and Rwakitura.
While Museveni was celebrated in Western countries early in his career, he has come under heavy criticism for his extremely anti-gay stance. Under Museveni, an anti-homosexuality Act was passed in 2014, which made homosexuality illegal and punishable by life-long jail sentences.
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Yoweri Museveni biography timelines
- // 15th Aug 1944Yoweri Kaguta Museveni was born on 15 August 1944, in Ntungamo, Uganda, in a Banyankole family of cattle herders. He grew up with a brother, Calbe Akandwanaho and sister, Violet Kajubiri.
- // 1967 To 1970In 1967, Museveni moved to Tanzania to begin studies at the University of Dar es Salaam, where he went on to study political science and economics, gaining his bachelor’s degree in 1970.
- // 1970In 1970, Museveni joined the Ugandan intelligence service, serving President Dr. Apolo Milton Obote.
- // 1971In 1971, during the military coup led by Major General Idi Amin, Museveni fled Uganda for Tanzania along with many other figures from within the deposed government, including former President Obote.
- // 1973In 1973, Museveni shifted his allegiances, leaving the most mainstream groups in opposition of Obote and forming the Front for National Salvation.
- // 1973Yoweri Museveni has been married to Janet Kataha since 1973 and together, the couple has four children: Muhoozia, Natasha, Patience and Diana.
- // 1981 To 1986Between 1981 and 1986, during the Ugandan Bush War, Museveni and his allies moved to the rural southern regions of Uganda and formed the Popular Resistance Army. Together, they organized a rebellion aimed to overthrow the Obote regime and the Obote-backed Uganda National Liberation Army.
- // 6th Feb 1981On 6 February 1981, Museveni and his fellow resistance forces attacked an army installation in central Mubende.
- // 27th Jul 1985On 27 July 1985 Obote’s government fell due to the military coup led by Tito Okello. Museveni and the NRM/A party were angered by the power grab, claiming that their own efforts had been hijacked by Okello and the UNLA.
- // 20th Jan 1986On 20 January 1986, Idi Amin’s supporters, aided by Zairean military troops, entered Ugandan territory with the aim of overthrowing Okello. Within two days, this incursion had routed government troops from Kampala. As a result, Museveni was able to lead his own faction to victory over the capital city, overthrowing Okello’s government.
- // 29th Jan 1986On 29 January 1986, Museveni was sworn in as Uganda’s new president. During his inaugural address, he said, “This is not a mere change of guard. It is a fundamental change.”
- // 1987Beginning in 1987, Museveni brought Uganda to participate in the IMF Economic Recovery Program, with the aim of creating economic growth, attracting investment, promoting trade and generating free and sustainable trade.
- // 1989In 1989, Amnesty International released a report of extreme human rights violations being committed in Uganda by Museveni’s NRA troops.
- // 1994In 1994, Yoweri Museveni was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, the first of many honorary degrees he would receive from universities and the first of two such awards from United States institutions.
- // 1996In 1996, Museveni was re-elected, winning 75.5 percent of the vote. International observers assessed that the elections were carried out legitimately.
- // 2001In 2001, Museveni again won re-election, beating out rival Kizza Besigye with 69 percent of the vote. This time, Dr. Besigye petitioned the Supreme Court of Uganda, claiming that the elections were not fairly carried out, but his case was overturned.
- // 2006Museveni was elected for the third time in 2006, garnering 59 percent of the vote. Again, some questions of malfeasance in the voting process were raised; nonetheless, the vote was assessed as having been legitimate.
- // 2014While Museveni was celebrated in Western countries early in his career, he has come under heavy criticism for his extremely anti-gay stance. Under Museveni, an anti-homosexuality Act was passed in 2014, which made homosexuality illegal and punishable by life-long jail sentences.
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Yoweri Museveni was born in Ntungamo
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Yoweri Museveni's nationalities is Ugandan
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Yoweri Museveni's siblings is Salim Saleh, Violet Kajubiri
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Yoweri Museveni's childrens is Diana Museveni Kamuntu, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Natasha Museveni Karugire, Patience Museveni Rwabwogo
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Yoweri Museveni studied at University of Dar es Salaam
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Yoweri Museveni was the founder/co-founder of National Resistance Movement, Uganda Patriotic Movement
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Yoweri Museveni's religion is Anglicanism
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Yoweri Museveni's father is Amos Kaguta
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Yoweri Museveni is Leo
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