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2020 in Uruguay
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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
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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]
References
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