Events in the year 2017 in Uruguay.
Incumbents President: Tabaré Vázquez Vice President: Raúl Fernando Sendic (until September 13), Lucía Topolansky (starting September 13)
Events
19 July – Pharmacies begin selling cannabis for recreational use, making Uruguay the first country to establish a nationwide legal retail market for the drug. 9 September – Vice President Raúl Sendic announces his resignation following allegations that he misused public funds while serving as head of the state-owned oil company ANCAP. He is the first Uruguayan vice president to resign from office. 13 September – Senator Lucía Topolansky is sworn in as vice president, becoming the first woman to hold the office.
Deaths
5 January – Jorge Sanguinetti, politician (b. 1934).
24 September – Washington Benavides, poet and musician (b. 1930).Murió el poeta Washington Benavides
8 October – Coriún Aharonián, electroacoustic music composer and musicologist (b. 1940).Falleció a los 77 años el compositor y musicólogo uruguayo Coriún Aharonián
30 October – Daniel Viglietti, folk singer, guitarist, composer and political activist (b. 1939).Muere el músico uruguayo Daniel Viglietti
20 November – Amir Hamed, writer and translator (b. 1962).Falleció el escritor y docente Amir Hamed
21 November – Luis Garisto, footballer (b. 1945).Fallece Luis Garisto, extécnico de Toluca y Atlas
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