🇺🇬 Yoweri Museveni
President of Uganda since January 29, 1986
How long has Yoweri Museveni been in office?
As of August 31, 2026, Yoweri Museveni has been in office for 14,824 days as President of Uganda, with no scheduled end date. There is no scheduled end date to count down to. Uganda is classified as an electoral autocracy: elections are held, but they rarely change who is in charge.
14,824 days in office. No fixed end date has been scheduled yet.
How long do leaders of Uganda usually stay in office?
Uganda has had 9 leaders in the office we track since 1963. A completed tenure has averaged 882 days (about 2.4 years), and the longest was Yoweri Museveni at 14,935 days. Yoweri Museveni has served 14,824 days so far, 1581% longer than that average. The previous officeholder, Tito Okello, served 181 days. Uganda is classified as an electoral autocracy.
Key facts
| Role | President of Uganda |
|---|---|
| Political system | Electoral autocracy (Regimes of the World, 2025) |
| Party | National Resistance Movement |
| Born | August 15, 1944 (age 82) |
| Took office | January 29, 1986 (aged 41) |
| Term ends | No fixed date |
| Officeholder no. | 10th President of Uganda |
| Preceded by | Tito Okello |
| Vs. average | 14,824 days served — 1581% longer than the historical average of 882 days (so far) |
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