President of Uganda

President of the
Republic of Uganda

Coat of arms of Uganda
Incumbent
Yoweri Museveni
since 26 January 1986
Term length 5 years
Inaugural holder Frederick Edward Mutesa II
Formation 9 October 1963
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List of Presidents of Uganda

(Dates in italics indicated de facto continuation of office)

Tenure Portrait Incumbent Affiliation Notes
Republic of Uganda (Jamhuri ya Uganda)
9 October 1963 to 2 March 1966 Frederick Edward Mutesa II, President KY Deposed in the Battle of Mengo Hill
15 April 1966 to 25 January 1971 Milton Obote, President UPC 1st term; Deposed in the 1971 coup d'état
25 January 1971 to 2 February 1971 Idi Amin Dada, Head of State Mil
2 February 1971 to 11 April 1979 Idi Amin Dada, President[1] Deposed in the Uganda–Tanzania War
13 April 1979 to 20 June 1979 Yusuf Kironde Lule, President UNLF
20 June 1979 to 12 May 1980 Godfrey Lukongwa Binaisa, President UNLF Removed from office
12 May 1980 to 22 May 1980 Paulo Muwanga, Chairman of the Military Commission UNLF
22 May 1980 to 15 December 1980 Presidential Commission
Saulo Musoke n-p
Polycarp Nyamuchoncho n-p
Yoweri Hunter Wacha-Olwol n-p
17 December 1980 to 27 July 1985 Milton Obote, President UPC 2nd term; Deposed in the 1985 coup d'état
27 July 1985 to 29 July 1985 Bazilio Olara-Okello, Chairman of the Military Council Mil
29 July 1985 to 26 January 1986 Tito Okello, Chairman of the Military Council Mil Deposed in the Ugandan Bush War
26 January 1986 to 29 January 1986 Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Commander of the National Resistance Army Mil
29 January 1986 to Present Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President Mil/NRM

Affiliations

DP Democratic Party  moderate conservative
KY Kabaka Yekka  monarchist, "King Only" party
UPC Uganda People's Congress  socialist, only legal party 1966-71, government party 1980-85
UNLF Uganda National Liberation Front
NRM National Resistance Movement  authoritarian; not a political party, but a movement which claimed the loyalty of all Ugandans, 1986-2005
Mil Military
n-p non-partisan
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Latest election

Main article: Ugandan general election, 2011
e • d Summary of the 18 February 2011 Ugandan presidential election results
Candidates – Parties Votes %
Yoweri Museveni – National Resistance Movement 5,428,368 68.38
Kizza Besigye – Forum for Democratic Change 2,064,963 26.01
Norbert Mao – Democratic Party 147,917 1.86
Olara Otunnu – Uganda People's Congress 125,059 1.58
Beti Kamya – Uganda Federal Alliance 52,782 0.66
Abed Bwanika – People's Development Party 51,708 0.65
Jaberi Bidandi Ssali – People's Progress Party 34,688 0.44
Samuel Lubega – independent 32,726 0.41
Valid votes 7,938,212 95.96
Invalid votes 334,548 4.04
Total votes (turnout: 59.29%) 8,272,760 100.00
Source: Electoral Commission of Uganda

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References

  1. ^ From 1977 to 1979, Amin titled himself as "His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular".

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