2001 Ugandan presidential election

none Uganda presidential 1996 Ugandan presidential election 1996 2006 Ugandan general election 2006 12 March 2001 10,775,836 70.31% Yoweri Museveni in 1997.jpeg Yoweri Museveni Independent politician 5,088,470 69.45% Kizza Besigye.png Kizza Besigye Independent politician 2,029,190 27.69% 2001 Uganda presidential election results by district.svg Results by districtMuseveni: #c0a32f 50–60% #a88600 60–70% #907300 70–80% #735c00 80–90% #564500 >90%Besigye: #8db8e2 50–60% #4187cd 70–80% #336aa2 80–90% President Yoweri Museveni Independent politician Yoweri Museveni Independent politician Presidential elections were held in Uganda on 12 March 2001. The incumbent Yoweri Museveni received 69% of the vote and was elected to a second term.Elections in Uganda African Elections Database All candidates were independents, as political parties were banned at the time. Voter turnout was 70%. Candidates Yoweri Museveni was running for his second term in office in 2001. He took power in 1986 after winning a guerrilla war against President Tito Okello. Museveni's main rival was four-time rival Kizza Besigye, who was Museveni's personal physician and a military officer who broke ties with the NRM government in 2001.https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/15/world/final-count-has-uganda-president-winning-69-of-vote.html The New York Times Final Count Has Uganda President Winning 69% of Vote Fisher Ian 15 March 2001 Results Yoweri Museveni Independent 5088470 Kizza Besigye Independent 2029190 Aggrey Awori Independent 103653 Kibirige Mayanja Independent 73045 Francis Bwengye Independent 22666 Karuhanga Chapaa Independent 10055 184527 10775836 Electoral Commission Post-election events Besigye did not concede the race but instead requested a formal vote recount on the basis of voter fraud. Museveni also claimed that there was a "rigging" of the vote, albeit in Besigye's favour; he also remarked that he should have won 75% of the vote instead. The independent election watchdog Election Monitoring Group found voter fraud to be minimal.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/mar/14/2 Uganda's Museveni leads in 'rigged' elections Borzello Anna The Guardian 14 March 2001 The same day after results were announced, a pipe bomb exploded in downtown Kampala, killing one woman; a similar explosion occurred on a minibus headed towards the capital, injuring three people. However, it was not immediately clear if the explosions were related to the presidential election. In a majority decision, the Supreme Court of Uganda subsequently rejected Besigye's petition for a recount.https://www.everycrsreport.com/files/20010719_RS20969_ccd7743e6b0a8e866a25ce93ea8471d1daf427df.pdf Uganda: Recent Elections and Current Conditions CRS Report for Congress Dagne Tedhttps://www.monitor.co.ug/Elections/2787154-861074-t18cym/index.html 2001 elections: Supreme Court Judges ruling 16 December 2006 Daily Monitor 6 May 2020 15 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170715173806/http://www.monitor.co.ug/Elections/2787154-861074-t18cym/index.html dead Shortly after being elected to a second term as president, Museveni pledged to step down before the next election but subsequently walked back on his promise.BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-12421747 Yoweri Museveni - Uganda's president profiled 17 February 2016 References Uganda Presidential Category:Presidential elections in Uganda Category:Non-partisan elections Uganda Category:Yoweri Museveni