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Bobi Wine to run for president in Uganda’s 2026 election ‘if I am still alive and not in jail’ • Apr. 11, 2025, 6:36 AM ET (The Guardian)
Uganda president holds talks with South Sudanese leaders to try to avoid civil war • Apr. 4, 2025, 2:49 AM ET (ABC News (U.S.))
Uganda's Museveni arrives in South Sudan amid political crisis • Apr. 3, 2025, 4:44 AM ET (Reuters)
Fears of civil war in South Sudan stem from political rivalry between the president and his deputy • Mar. 28, 2025, 9:36 AM ET (AP)

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Also Known As Yoweri Kaguta Museveni
Born 1944 (age 81) • Mbarara • Uganda

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