2020 in Uruguay

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Last updated July 30, 2023

Events in the year 2020 in Uruguay .

Incumbents

President: Tabaré Vázquez (until 1 March) - Luis Lacalle Pou (starting 1 March)
Vice President: Lucía Topolansky (until 1 March) - Beatriz Argimón (starting 1 March)

Events

27 January – 2 February – The tennis tournament 2020 Punta Open was held in Punta del Este.^[1]
1 March – Luis Lacalle Pou took office as President of the Republic.^{[ citation needed ]}
10 March – Uruguay left the Union of South American Nations.^[2]
13 March – First four cases of COVID-19 were confirmed.^[3]
24 July – 9 August – Uruguay was scheduled to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, having qualified in sailing.^[4]

Ongoing events

COVID-19 pandemic in Uruguay

Deaths

17 January – Fernando Miguel Gil Eisner, Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1953).^[5]
11 February – Carlos Julio Pereyra, politician (b. 1922).^[6]
28 March – Rodolfo González Rissotto, 71, politician (National Party), Director of Education at the Ministry of Education and Culture (1990-1994) and Minister of National Defense (1995); first case of COVID-19 in Uruguay^[7]
20 May – Juan Justo Amaro, politician (b. 1930).^[8]
27 May – Federico García Vigil, composer and conductor (b. 1941).^[9]
4 August – Alberto Zumarán, politician (b. 1940).^[10]
10 August – Jacobo Langsner, playwright (b. 1927).^[11]

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References

↑ Observador, El. "Así les fue a los uruguayos en el Punta Open". El Observador. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
↑ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Uruguay se retira de la UNASUR y retorna al TIAR | DW | 11.03.2020". DW.COM (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-02.
↑ "Uruguay announces first four confirmed cases of coronavirus - ministry". Reuters. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
↑ "Dane, Belgium win Laser Radial Worlds". sailingscuttlebutt.com. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
↑ "Falleció el obispo de Salto, Mons. Fernando Gil Eisner". republica.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2020.
↑ "Carlos Julio Pereyra passes away, aged 97". El País (in Spanish). 9 February 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
↑ "Uruguai registra primeira morte no país por coronavírus". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). March 28, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
↑ "Murió Juan Justo Amaro, quien fuera senador, diputado e intendente colorado". elpais.com.uy (in Spanish). 20 May 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
↑ "A los 79 años murió el maestro Federico García Vigil". tvshow.com.uy (in Spanish). 27 May 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
↑ "Falleció el histórico dirigente del Partido Nacional, Alberto Zumarán". montevideo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2020.
↑ "A los 93 años, murió Jacobo Langsner, el creador de "Esperando la carroza"". infobae.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2020.

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