President of Uganda

President of the Republic of Uganda
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Incumbent Yoweri Museveni since 29 January 1986
Type	Head of state Head of government
Residence	State House, Entebbe
Term length	No term limits - renewable indefinitely, five years
Precursor	Queen of Uganda
Formation	9 October 1963
First holder	Kabaka Sir Edward Muteesa
Deputy	Vice President
Salary	687,001,370 Ugandan shilling/US$183,216 annually[1]
Website	statehouse.go.ug

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The president of the Republic of Uganda is the head of state and the head of government of Uganda. The president leads the executive branch of the government of Uganda and is the commander-in-chief of the Uganda People's Defence Force.^[2]

The incumbent Yoweri Museveni came to power in 1986 and is the longest serving president of Uganda, ahead of Idi Amin who ruled from 1971 to 1979.