Yoweri Museveni - Fast Facts

Here is a look at the life Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda.

Personal: Birth Date: 1944

Birth Place: Ntungamo, Uganda

Birth Name: Yoweri Kaguta Museveni

Father: Amos Kaguta, a cattle keeper

Mother: Esteri Kokundeka

Marriage: Janet (Kataaha) Museveni (1973 - present)

Children: one son, three daughters

Education: Dar Es Salaam University (Tanzania), B.A., Economics, 1970

Timeline: 1970 - Returns to Uganda after college and works for Prime Minister Milton Obote.

January 25, 1971 - Goes into exile in Tanzania when Obote is overthrown by Idi Amin. While in Tanzania, forms the Front for National Salvation (FRONASA) with the purpose of overthrowing Amin.

April 1979 - FRONASA overthrows Amin and Museveni takes a position on the Military Commission, the newly formed government of Uganda.

1979-1980 - Minister of Defense, Uganda.

1981-1986 - Guerilla leader (National Resistance Army) in Uganda.

January 26, 1986 - Becomes President of Uganda after ousting the military regime of Gen. Tito Okello. Is sworn in January 29.

May 1996 - Is elected President of Uganda with 74.2% of the vote in the first direct presidential election in Uganda since independence from Britain in 1962.

March 24, 1998 - U.S. President Bill Clinton meets with Museveni in Uganda.

March 2001 - Is re-elected President of Uganda with 69.3% of the vote.

May 6, 2002 - Meets with U.S. President George W. Bush at the White House to discuss ways to get more Ugandan products into the U.S. market.

July 11, 2003 - President George W. Bush meets with Museveni in Entebbe, Uganda to speak about AIDS.

August 2005 - Uganda's parliament removes presidential term limits.

February 25, 2006 - Yoweri Museveni is declared the winner of elections in Uganda. It is his third term in office.

August 2006 - The Ugandan government and the Lord's Resistance Army sign a truce aimed at ending 20 years of civil war in the country. The war has killed tens of thousands and displaced two million people.

October 30, 2007 - Museveni meets with President George W. Bush at the White House.

November 2010 - Museveni releases a song and accompanying music video entitled "U Want Another Rap?" as part of his re-election campaign.

November 29, 2010 - Museveni takes a surprise trip to Somalia, making him the first head of state to visit in almost 20 years, according to the African Union Mission for Somalia.

February 20, 2011 - Uganda's electoral commission declares Museveni the winner with 68% of the vote. It is his fourth term in office.