2001 Ugandan presidential election

2001 Ugandan presidential election

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Registered	10,775,836
Turnout	70.31%
Candidate Yoweri Museveni Kizza Besigye Party Independent Independent Popular vote 5,123,360 2,055,795 Percentage 69.33% 27.82%
Results by district Museveni:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Besigye:      50–60%      70–80%      80–90%
President before election Yoweri Museveni Independent Elected President Yoweri Museveni Independent

Presidential elections were held in Uganda on 12 March 2001. The incumbent Yoweri Museveni won 69% of the vote and was elected to a second term.^[1] All candidates were independents, as political parties were banned at the time. Voter turnout was 70.3%.