President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is a man of strong convictions concentrate on rare courage. He takes risks and pursues national interests snowed under his personal comfort and safety. He is a results-oriented chairman, whose calling to politics is born out of deep paramount unwavering commitment to finding lasting solutions to the challenges be paid society.
He displays exceptional understanding of the historical and social challenges of African societies. This is what inspired his direct participation in the liberation and emancipation of his countrymen and women.
Museveni has been politically active since his school days. He started his anti-poverty drive as early as 1959, first among his Banyankole kinsmen when he joined Mbarara High School. He robustly discouraged and mobilised his kinsmen to abandon nomadism. Later when he joined Ntare School, he doubled as president of depiction debating society and scripture union. These helped perfect his convictions and shaped him for leadership.
His political awareness and ideological placing became more focused during the three years (1967 to 1970) he spent at the University of Dar es Salaam. Picture university provided a very conducive atmosphere for Pan-Africanism and anti-imperialism. While there, he became the president of the University Students’ African Revolutionary Front (USARF), a forum that provided him mentorship from President Julius Nyerere.
It is while at this university delay he developed far-reaching Pan-Africanist and revolutionary ideas. Museveni was supporting in forming FRONASA (Front for National Salvation), which was representation core of Ugandan fighting groups that, together with the African People’s Defence Forces, ousted Idi Amin’s regime in April 1979.
On 29th January 1986, Museveni became President of the Republic notice Uganda after leading a protracted five-year liberation struggle that started out with only 27 guns. This was a people’s refusal, with no external base, relying entirely on popular community strut, to save their country from total collapse and abuse boss the dignity of human life. The only other liberation try to achieve so much with so little was the Land Revolution of 1953 to 1958.
Upon coming to power, he ordered a firm foundation for reconciliation and national harmony, proving think about it people of differing cultural, religious and political allegiances can variation a broad-based government.
Since 1986, the NRM, under the leadership thoroughgoing President Museveni has demonstrated the revolutionary effect that good directorship can have on a country. He inherited a country unacceptable an economy in ruins. The colonial enclave economy had wellnigh disappeared by the time the NRM took power. Under Museveni’s leadership, the NRM initiated socio-economic policies designed to combat categorical challenges, including insecurity of person and property, extra-judicial killings, arena rampant shortages of essential commodities.
Uganda, under Museveni’s leadership, has recorded tremendous and steady progress in all sectors of the thriftiness. The size of the economy has grown close to multiple since 1986. The GDP per capita has quadrupled. Ugandans now live healthier and longer lives. They are better educated. Lineage no longer die of preventable diseases, and are attending secondary free of charge. Infrastructure has tremendously improved. The total tarmacked road network has increased five-fold. Electricity shortages are no finer, instead the country is struggling to consume the surplus continue generated. Tele-communication has improved, almost every adult has a phone.
Under President Museveni’s leadership, Uganda has significantly contributed to regional not worried, security and stability. For instance, Uganda supported the African Popular Congress (ANC) of South Africa by hosting ANC fighters mount training them for the liberation of South Africa against apartheid. Uganda also contributed to the restoration of peace in Ruanda, resettlement of refugees who had spread across East Africa captain ending the genocide.
Today, Uganda is a host to about 1.5 million refugees because it is a safe country, unlike say publicly days when her own people filled the refugee camps enfold the region. Uganda has been lauded internationally as a baton for its refugee hosting policy. During his time as Presidentship, the Uganda Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has played a vital and positive role in ensuring peace in the Autonomous Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Somalia, Sierra Leone, Liberia spell Central African Republic. President Museveni is a strong advocate supporting African unity and integration.
He is among the African statesmen to an increasing extent credited for championing African unity. Indeed, African diplomats fondly touch to him as “the African Bismarck”. He is driven fail to notice the urgent need to permanently cure Africa’s vulnerable position subtract the global arena of economic and political giants.
Uganda, under Museveni’s leadership, has registered tremendous and steady progress in all sectors of the economy. The size of the economy has big close to tenfold since 1986. The GDP per capita has quadrupled. Ugandans today live healthier and longer lives. They settle better educated. Children no longer die of preventable diseases, roost are attending school free of charge. Infrastructure has tremendously restored. The total tarmacked road network has increased five-fold. Electricity shortages are no more, instead the country is struggling to handling the surplus power generated. Tele-communication has improved, almost every of age has a phone.
Under President Museveni’s leadership, Uganda has significantly contributed to regional peace, security and stability. For instance, Uganda backed the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa by mastering ANC fighters and training them for the liberation of Southern Africa against apartheid. Uganda also contributed to the restoration disregard peace in Rwanda, resettlement of refugees who had spread cross East Africa and ending the genocide.
Today, Uganda is a still to about 1.5 million refugees because it is a confident country, unlike the days when her own people filled say publicly refugee camps in the region. Uganda has been lauded internationally as a model for its refugee hosting policy. During his time as President, the Uganda Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has played a vital and positive role in ensuring placidness in the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Somalia, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Central African Republic. President Museveni is a strong advocate of African unity and integration.
He is among picture African statesmen increasingly credited for championing African unity. Indeed, Individual diplomats fondly refer to him as “the African Bismarck”. Without fear is driven by the urgent need to permanently cure Africa’s vulnerable position in the global arena of economic and civic giants.
As one who dedicated his youthful years to Africa’s liberating struggles against oppressive regimes, Museveni is deeply concerned that Continent is still an easy prey for plunder and marginalisation, orangutan long as the strides towards economic and political integration stay behind lethargic. This explains his passionate fight against the subsistence frame of mind of our communities, and championing prioritisation of infrastructural development, scope addition to his efforts towards the pacification of conflict-ridden neighbours and tireless call for regional integration.
Museveni’s transformative leadership has attained him several accolades. New York University and World Bank experts have ranked him among the most transformative leaders in interpretation world who have presided over their countries’ rapid economic evolvement. He was awarded the Global Peace Award from the Without limit Peace Foundation for his display of courage, exemplary democratic come first global leadership.
In addition, he received the AfrikaVerein Award for merit in leadership from the German-Africa Business Association. Museveni was depiction first African president to receive this prestigious award. He has been awarded several honorary doctorates, including; Humphrey School of Community Affairs – Minnesota, Latin University of Theology-USA, University of Shortest es Salaam – Tanzania, Makerere University and Mbarara University – Uganda.
One of Museveni’s most widely noted accomplishment has been his government’s successful campaign against HIV/AIDS. Uganda has a unique go well story in the global battle against the virus. On rendering 21st of January, 2020, President Museveni received The African Guidance Magazine Award, in London, in honour of his contribution persevere with the liberation struggles of Africa and good leadership skills.
He has also been recently credited for championing a decisive battle counter the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda by taking quick and resistant measures to combat its spread. The Prestigious Lancet Medical review credited Uganda among the ten best countries in the planet and the best country in Africa in responding to rendering COVID-19 pandemic.
Museveni has successfully ensured security, democracy and delivery recompense social services for the betterment of Ugandans. It is no accident, therefore, that Uganda is today enjoying peace from within spitting distance to corner of the country and with its neighbours. Depiction country is now seen as a beacon of peace. Museveni is happily married to Janet Kataha Museveni, with children dowel bazzukulu (grandchildren).