2020 in Uruguay

Events in the year 2020 in Uruguay.

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See also:	Other events of 2020 Timeline of Uruguayan history

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

 

Federico García Vigil

• 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]

References

1. Observador, El. "Así les fue a los uruguayos en el Punta Open". El Observador. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
2. 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.
3. "Uruguay announces first four confirmed cases of coronavirus - ministry". Reuters. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
4. "Dane, Belgium win Laser Radial Worlds". sailingscuttlebutt.com. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
5. "Falleció el obispo de Salto, Mons. Fernando Gil Eisner". republica.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2020.
6. "Carlos Julio Pereyra passes away, aged 97". El País (in Spanish). 9 February 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
7. "Uruguai registra primeira morte no país por coronavírus". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). March 28, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
8. "Murió Juan Justo Amaro, quien fuera senador, diputado e intendente colorado". elpais.com.uy (in Spanish). 20 May 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
9. "A los 79 años murió el maestro Federico García Vigil". tvshow.com.uy (in Spanish). 27 May 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
10. "Falleció el histórico dirigente del Partido Nacional, Alberto Zumarán". montevideo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2020.
11. "A los 93 años, murió Jacobo Langsner, el creador de "Esperando la carroza"". infobae.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2020.