In June 2004, Museveni received the prestigious Golden Plate Award in Washington DC for leadership achievements.He was recognised for his incredible achievement which included, liberating Uganda from regimes that had led to the death of many Ugandans due to political insitabilities, leading a successful armed struggle that liberated the country from two decades of dictatorship and restored peace and stability and also his exemplary leadership Uganda. Bishop  Desmond Tutu handed the award to President Museveni.