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. 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
COVID-19 pandemic in Uruguay
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).
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