On 16 January 2021 the Electoral Commission that Museveni appointed himself, announced him as the winner having 58.6% of the vote, despite many videos and reports that show ballot box stuffing, over 400 polling stations with 100% voter turnout, and human rights violations. None of the Ugandan elections of the last 30 years have been found to be free and transparent. Press has been under the authority of government. Museveni's rule has been described as dictatorial. Museveni's presidency has been marred by involvement in the Congo wars, the Rwandan Civil War and other Great Lakes region conflicts the rebellion in Northern Uganda by the Lord's Resistance Army, which caused a humanitarian emergency and constitutional amendments, scrapping presidential term limits in 2005 and the presidential age limit in 2017. In the mid-to-late 1990s, Museveni was celebrated by the West as part of a new generation of African leaders. ![]() Yoweri Museveni was involved in rebellions that toppled Ugandan presidents Milton Obote and Idi Amin before he captured power in 1986. Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni (born 15 September 1944) is a Ugandan politician and retired senior military officer who is the ninth and current President of Uganda.
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