2024 in Uruguay

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Last updated February 09, 2025

Incumbents

Events

7 July – A fire at a nursing home in Treinta y Tres kills 10 people.^[1]
13 July – Uruguay finishes at third place in the 2024 Copa America tournament following a 2-2 draw against Canada in Charlotte, North Carolina.^[2]
16 September – Two people are convicted and sentenced to up to two years' imprisonment for smuggling cow gallstones worth $3 million into Hong Kong.^[3]

Elections

30 June – 2024 Uruguayan presidential primaries: Voters elect the presidential candidates for all political parties that are running in the general election on 27 October.^[4]
27 October –
- 2024 Uruguayan general election: Voters elect the President, Vice President, Senate and Representatives,^[5] with Yamandú Orsi of the Broad Front and Álvaro Delgado of the Coalición Multicolor advancing towards a runoff for the presidency.^[6]
- 2024 Uruguayan constitutional referendum: Voters reject two proposals to implement reforms in the social security system that would lower the retirement age, increase payouts and transfer privately managed savings to a state-run trust, and allow nighttime police raids in homes.^[7]
24 November – Second round in the presidential election.^[5] Yamandú Orsi is elected president.^[8]

Deaths

4 April – Adrián Peña, 48, businessman and politician^[9]
7 July – Josefina Herrán, 94, former First Lady 1972-1976^[10]
15 July – Juan Ricardo Faccio, 87, former football player and manager^[11]
29 August – Ricardo Pascale, 81, economist and sculptor^[12]

Holidays

Source:^[13]

1 January – New Year's Day
6 January – Epiphany
12–13 February – Carnival
28 March – Maundy Thursday
29 March – Good Friday
19 April – Landing of the 33 Patriots Day
1 May – Labour Day
18 May – Battle of Las Piedras
19 June – Birth of Artigas
18 July – Constitution Day
25 August – Independence Day
12 October – Day of the Race
2 November – All Souls' Day
25 December – Christmas Day

Art and entertainment

List of Uruguayan submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

References

↑ "Ten die during a fire in nursing home in Uruguay". Reuters. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
↑ "Uruguay beats Canada 4-3 on penalty kicks to beat Canada to take third place in Copa America after 2-2 draw". Fox Sports . July 13, 2024.
↑ "Two Uruguayans convicted for trafficking $3 mn in cow gallstones". France 24 . September 20, 2024.
↑ "Calendario electoral de las Elecciones Internas de los Partidos Políticos de 2024" [Electoral calendar of the Internal Elections of the Political Parties of 2024]. Corte Electoral (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
1 2 "Global elections calendar". National Democratic Institute . Retrieved 22 November 2023.
↑ "Teacher vs veterinarian: Uruguay's presidential frontrunners". France 24. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
↑ "Left, center-right candidates to duel in Uruguay presidential runoff". France 24 . 28 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
↑ "Leftist candidate Orsi wins Uruguay's presidential election". France 24 . 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
↑ "Murió en un siniestro de tránsito en Canelones el senador del Partido Colorado Adrián Peña". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2024-04-05. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
↑ "Falleció María Josefina Herrán Puig (in Spanish)". Cadena del Mar FM. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
↑ Murió Juan Faccio, quien llevó a Fernando Morena a Peñarol, dirigió a Uruguay y fue campeón con Nacional (in Spanish)
↑ "A los 81 años, falleció hoy el economista y artista Ricardo Pascale". El Observador (in Spanish). 26 January 2024.
↑ "Uruguay Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

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[1] "Ten die during a fire in nursing home in Uruguay". Reuters. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.

[2] "Uruguay beats Canada 4-3 on penalty kicks to beat Canada to take third place in Copa America after 2-2 draw". Fox Sports . July 13, 2024.

[3] "Two Uruguayans convicted for trafficking $3 mn in cow gallstones". France 24 . September 20, 2024.

[4] "Calendario electoral de las Elecciones Internas de los Partidos Políticos de 2024" [Electoral calendar of the Internal Elections of the Political Parties of 2024]. Corte Electoral (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2023.

[calendarioUY-5] 1 2 "Global elections calendar". National Democratic Institute . Retrieved 22 November 2023.

[6] "Teacher vs veterinarian: Uruguay's presidential frontrunners". France 24. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.

[7] "Left, center-right candidates to duel in Uruguay presidential runoff". France 24 . 28 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.

[8] "Leftist candidate Orsi wins Uruguay's presidential election". France 24 . 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.

[9] "Murió en un siniestro de tránsito en Canelones el senador del Partido Colorado Adrián Peña". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2024-04-05. Retrieved 2024-04-05.

[10] "Falleció María Josefina Herrán Puig (in Spanish)". Cadena del Mar FM. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.

[11] Murió Juan Faccio, quien llevó a Fernando Morena a Peñarol, dirigió a Uruguay y fue campeón con Nacional (in Spanish)

[death-12] "A los 81 años, falleció hoy el economista y artista Ricardo Pascale". El Observador (in Spanish). 26 January 2024.

[13] "Uruguay Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

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