2025 in Uruguay

See also: 2025 in South America

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See also:	Other events of 2025 Timeline of Uruguayan history

Events in the year 2025 in Uruguay .

Incumbents

• President: Luis Lacalle Pou (until 1 March); Yamandú Orsi (starting 1 March)
• Vice President: Beatriz Argimón (until 1 March); Carolina Cosse (starting 1 March)

Events

• 1 March – Yamandú Orsi is inaugurated as President. ^[1]
• 23 June – A polar front originating from Antarctica hits Uruguay, causing seven deaths and prompting the declaration of a state of emergency. ^[2]
• 13 August – The Chamber of Representatives votes 64–35 in favor of legalizing euthanasia, allowing mentally competent adults with terminal or incurable illnesses to request assisted dying. ^[3]
• 4 September – Uruguay qualifies for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after defeating Peru 3-0 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo. ^[4]
• 16 September – Uruguay, as a member of Mercosur, signs a free trade agreement with Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. ^[5]

Elections

• 12 May – 2025 Uruguayan municipal elections ^[6]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Uruguay

Deaths

• 4 January: Mathías Acuña, 32, footballer (Lamia), ^[7]
• 10 January: Nelson Silva Pacheco, 80, Uruguayan-born Colombian footballer (Sportivo Italiano, Tigre, Colombia national team). ^[8]
• 3 April: Juan Andrés Ramírez (77), lawyer and politician. ^[9]
• 13 May: José Mujica, 89, revolutionary and politician, president (2010–2015), minister of livestock (2005–2008), and four-time MP. ^[10]
• 22 May: Hugo Fernández Faingold, 78, vice president (1998–2000). ^[11]
• 23 October: Juan Carlos Moreno Poggio, 43, agricultural technician and politician, deputy (2020–2025), cancer. ^[12]

References

1. "Uruguay's new leftist president takes office, facing a financial balancing act". AP News . 2 March 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
2. "A rare cold snap stuns Uruguay, hitting the homeless hard and causing 7 deaths". AP News . 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
3. Elliott, Lucinda; Elliott, Lucinda (2025-08-13). "Uruguay's lower house of parliament votes in favor of euthanasia". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
4. "Uruguay, Colombia, Paraguay qualify for 2026 World Cup". France 24 . 5 September 2025.
5. "South America's Mercosur bloc signs trade deal with 4 European countries". AP News . 17 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
6. "Lacalle Pou le pidió a los intendentes blancos que analicen la idea de coaliciones departamentales para 2025". El Observador . 2023-04-15. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
7. "Tragedy in Ecuador: Mathias Acuña Found Dead in Hotel in Ecuador". Footboom1. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
8. Quintero, Por Santiago Cifuentes (2025-01-10). "Falleció Nelson Silva Pacheco, ídolo del Junior y figura clave del subcampeonato de Colombia en la Copa América". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-01-10.
9. Redacción. "Falleció Juan Andrés Ramírez, ministro del Interior en el gobierno de Lacalle Herrera". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish).
10. "Uruguay's José Mujica, world's 'poorest president', dies". BBC. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
11. "Falleció Hugo Fernández Faingold, exvicepresidente de la República, a los 78 años". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-22.
12. "Murió a los 43 años Juan Carlos Moreno, exdiputado del Partido Colorado en Paysandú". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2025-10-23. Retrieved 2025-10-24.

External links

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