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Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa [a] (born 15 September 1944) is a Ugandan politician and military officer who is the ninth and current president of Uganda since 1986. As of 2024, he is the third-longest consecutively serving current non-royal national leader in the world (after Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo in Equatorial Guinea and Paul Biya in Cameroon).
Janet Kainembabazi Museveni (née Kataaha; born 24 June 1948) is a Ugandan politician who has been the First Lady of Uganda since 1986. She is married to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni , with whom she has four children.
In 2005 presidential term limits were removed, [3] and in 2017, the previous upper age limit of 75 was also removed. [4]Yoweri Museveni, President, Uganda. Under Article 102 of the Constitution, in order to be allowed to run for the presidency one must be a citizen of Uganda by birth, be no younger than thirty-five and eligible to be a member of Parliament.
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday appointed his son as top commander of the military, a controversial move in a country where many have long believed Museveni is grooming his eldest ...
Museveni, 73 at the time of the vote, is now officially eligible to run in 2021 and beyond, as any term limits pertaining to age were wiped from the original constitution. [8] The amendment has faced and withstood many appeals battles since its establishment, and at least six opposition lawmakers remain in legal battles over the term limit issue.
Yoweri Museveni (born 1944), ninth president of Uganda since 1986 Museveni may also refer to: Janet Museveni (born 1948), Ugandan politician;
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He was among the members of parliament who voted for the age limit bill at the Parliament of Uganda to allow President Museveni seek re-election in 2021 after reaching the mandatory 75 years age limit. [9] [10] [11] [5] He was part of the human rights committee at the Parliament of Uganda. [12]