Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is the incumbent President of the Republic of Uganda and the presidential candidate of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) in the 2026 general election. He has served as President since January 1986 and is seeking a seventh consecutive five-year term.
Political affiliation:
National Resistance Movement (NRM), where he serves as National Chairman and presidential flag bearer.
Background:
Museveni was a central figure in the armed struggles that contributed to the overthrow of Idi Amin’s regime in 1979 and Milton Obote’s government in 1985. Following a five-year guerrilla war, he assumed the presidency in January 1986.