Museveni Becomes Uganda's President for Seventh Time
20:51 12.05.2026 (Updated: 21:45 12.05.2026)
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Museveni Becomes Uganda's President for Seventh Time
Yoweri Museveni, 81, took the presidential oath for his seventh five-year term, winning 71% of the vote in the January 15 election.
During the ceremony attended by a large crowd, he swore to uphold the constitution.
In total, 35 foreign delegations were present at the ceremony, including a record 10 heads of state:
Samia Suluhu Hassan (Tanzania);
Salva Kiir Mayardit (South Sudan);
Évariste Ndayishimiye (Burundi);
Félix Tshisekedi (DRC);
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (Somalia);
Taye Atske Selassie (Ethiopia);
Brahim Ghali (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic);
Daniel Francisco Chapo (Mozambique);
Faure Gnassingbé (Togo);
Brice Oligui Nguema (Gabon).
ℹ Museveni has been in power for over 40 years, longer than any other African leader except the presidents of Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea.
Yoweri Museveni, 81, took the presidential oath for his seventh five-year term, winning 71% of the vote in the January 15 election.
During the ceremony attended by a large crowd, he swore to uphold the constitution.
In total, 35 foreign delegations were present at the ceremony, including a record 10 heads of state:
Samia Suluhu Hassan (Tanzania);
Salva Kiir Mayardit (South Sudan);
Évariste Ndayishimiye (Burundi);
Félix Tshisekedi (DRC);
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (Somalia);
Taye Atske Selassie (Ethiopia);
Brahim Ghali (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic);
Daniel Francisco Chapo (Mozambique);
Faure Gnassingbé (Togo);
Brice Oligui Nguema (Gabon).
ℹ Museveni has been in power for over 40 years, longer than any other African leader except the presidents of Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea.
