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 March – Luis Lacalle Pou took office as President of the Republic.[citation needed]
- 10 March – Uruguay left the Union of South American Nations.
- 13 March – First four cases of COVID-19 were confirmed.
- 24 July – 9 August – Uruguay was scheduled to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, having qualified in sailing.
Ongoing events
Deaths
- 17 January – Fernando Miguel Gil Eisner, Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1953).
- 11 February – Carlos Julio Pereyra, politician (b. 1922).
- 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
- 20 May – Juan Justo Amaro, politician (b. 1930).
- 27 May – Federico García Vigil, composer and conductor (b. 1941).
- 4 August – Alberto Zumarán, politician (b. 1940).
- 10 August – Jacobo Langsner, playwright (b. 1927).