Yoweri Museveni

Museveni's National Resistance Army (NRA) captured Kampala, ending the Ugandan Bush War. He was sworn in as President on January 29, 1986, overthrowing the government of Tito Okello and beginning his long rule.

Museveni established a 'no-party' Movement system, banning political party activity. This system concentrated power in the National Resistance Movement (NRM) and was justified as necessary to prevent ethnic conflict, but was criticized as authoritarian.

Ugandan forces, allied with Rwanda, invaded the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to overthrow Laurent Kabila. This intervention escalated the Second Congo War, drawing in multiple African nations and causing widespread devastation.

Museveni's government pushed through a constitutional amendment removing presidential term limits. This allowed him to run for a third term in 2006 and subsequent elections, consolidating his hold on power and drawing domestic and international criticism.

Museveni signed the Anti-Homosexuality Act, which imposed life imprisonment for certain same-sex acts. The law was widely condemned internationally, leading to aid cuts from some Western nations, though it was later annulled by the Constitutional Court on procedural grounds.