Incumbent President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (until February 18) Zoran Milanović (from February 19) Prime Minister – Andrej Plenković
Events Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia
January January 1 – Croatia assumed the presidency of the Council of the European Union. January 5 – Former prime minister Zoran Milanović defeated president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović in the second round of the presidential election with 53% of the vote.Leftist beats conservative in Croatia's presidential vote By DARKO BANDIC, AP, Jan 5, 2020 January 26 – Croatia men's national handball team finished second at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship after a 22-20 loss to Spain in the final.
February February 18 – Zoran Milanović was inaugurated as the fifth President of Croatia. February 25 – The first case of COVID-19 in the country was confirmed.
March March 12 – The Croatian Football Federation suspended all football leagues in the country. March 13 – All classes in schools and universities were suspended, effective March 16. March 21 – All public transport in the country was suspended. March 22 – Zagreb was hit by a strong earthquake, killing a person, wounding 26 others, and damaging several structures.
April April 14 – The number of active COVID-19 cases reached a peak of 1,258. April 24 – The number of recorded COVID-19 cases surpassed 2,000.
May May 18 – The 9th Croatian Parliament dissolved itself.
June June 21 – Adria Tour final in Zadar is cancelled after Grigor Dimitrov tested positive for COVID-19. Within a week, other participants of the Zadar event including Borna Ćorić, Viktor Troicki, Novak Djokovic and Goran Ivanišević tested positive too.
July July 5 – Parliamentary elections were held. July 10 – The country joined the European Exchange Rate Mechanism.
September September 10 – Mate Pavić and Bruno Soares win the US Open Men's Doubles title.
October October 12 – 2020 Zagreb shooting.
December December 20 – Croatia women's national handball team finished third at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship, winning the bronze medal, first-ever medal in Croatian women's handball history. December 27 – COVID-19 vaccination begins. December 28 – Sisak-Moslavina County was hit by a strong earthquake, with damage being reported. December 29 – 2020 Petrinja earthquake. Seven people killed and 26 injured.
Deaths
January January 1 – Damir Mihanović, comedian and musician (b. 1961). January 4 – Zdravko Tomac, politician and writer (b. 1937). January 21 – Zlatko Mesić, footballer (b. 1946). January 24 – Duje Bonačić, rower (b. 1929).
February February 15 – Vatroslav Mimica, film director (b. 1923).
March March 3 – Božidar Alić, actor (b. 1954). March 7 – Veronika Durbešić, actress (b. 1945). March 8 – Zdenka Vučković, singer (b. 1942). March 22 – Branko Cikatić, heavyweight kickboxer (b. 1955).
May May 21 – Bekim Sejranović, writer (b. 1972).
June June 20 – Ema Derossi-Bjelajac, communist politician (b. 1926). June 30 – Ivo Banac, historian (b. 1947).
August August 4 – Rajko Dujmić, musician and composer (b. 1954). August 11 – Tonko Maroević, poet, writer and academic (b. 1941). August 15 – Josip Kregar, sociologist, jurist and politician (b. 1953).
September September 5 – Žarko Domljan, politician (b. 1932).
October October 18 – Orlando Rivetti, sports journalist (b. 1951). October 25 – Slaven Letica, sociologist, politician and university professor (b. 1940). October 26 – Jean-Jacques Roskam, rock guitarist (b. 1954). October 29 – Slaven Zambata, footballer (b. 1940).
November November 2 – Mladen Kušec, poet, narrator, publicist and journalist (b. 1938). November 7 — Vera Zima, actress (b. 1953). November 11 – Anđelka Martić, writer and translator (b. 1924). November 12 – Krasnodar Rora, footballer (b. 1945). November 13 – Krunoslav Kićo Slabinac, folk singer (b. 1944). November 15 – Ivan Kožarić, artist (b. 1921). November 15 – Anto Kovačević, politician, publicist and philosopher (b. 1952). November 16 – Tomislav Merčep, convicted war criminal (b. 1952). November 22 – Mustafa Nadarević, actor (b. 1943). November 27 – Špiro Guberina, actor (b. 1933). November 28 – Vera Tomašek, journalist and editor (b. 1958).
December December 1 – Lazo Goluža, editor, quiz author and translator (b. 1936). December 11 – Đurđa Ivezić, actress (b. 1936). December 13 – Otto Barić, football player and manager (b. 1933). December 18 – Vojmir Kačić, football manager (b. 1934). December 23 – Pero Kvrgić, actor (b. 1927). December 26 – Milka Babović, sprint and hurdles runner, and later sports journalist (b. 1928).
See also List of years in Croatia Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia
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