Events in the year 2020 in the Dominican Republic.
Incumbents President: Danilo Medina (until 16 August), Luis Abinader (starting 16 August) Vice President: Margarita Cedeño de Fernández (until 16 August), Raquel Peña de Antuña (starting 16 August)
Events 1 January – New Year's Day, national holiday 6 January – Day of Kings (Dia de Reyes), national holiday 21 January – Our Lady of High Grace, national holiday 26 January – Duarte's Birthday, national holiday 16 February – 2020 Dominican Republic municipal elections: Software problems force the suspension of the elections.Software glitches force Dominican Republic to suspend vote ABC News, 16 Feb 2020 27 February – Independence Day, national holidayCIA Factbook: Dominican Republic retrieved 16 Feb 2020 10 April – Good Friday, national holiday 12 April - Easter, national holiday 1 May - Labour Day, national holiday 31 May – Mother's Day 11 June – Corpus Christi, national holiday 26 July - Father's Day 16 August – Restoration Day, national holiday 24 September - Our Lady of Mercy (Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes), national holiday 6 November - Constitution Day, national holiday 25 December - Christmas Day, national holiday 16 February – 2020 Dominican Republic municipal elections: Software problems force the suspension of the elections. 27 February – Independence Day, Dominican Republic 28 February – The Dominican Republic refuses to allow a British cruise ship to dock due to fears of COVID-19.Virus fears keep hundreds of cruise passengers at sea AP, 28 Feb 2020 The ship heads to St. Maarten.Cruise ship goes to St. Maarten after coronavirus alarm AP, 28 Feb 2020 1 March – First confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Dominican Republic. 16 April – Forty-two people die after drinking adulterated alcohol from three clandestine distilleries in the Dominican Republic. 5 July – In the 2020 Dominican Republic general election, Luis Abinader is elected president. 31 July – Hurricane Isaias batters the Dominican Republic, killing two. 23 August – Tropical Storm Laura, which would later become Hurricane Laura, kills four people, and causes nearly 1.1 million people to lose power. 25 August – The Dominican Republic is the only member of the United Nations Security Council to support an effort by the United States to "snap back" sanctions against Iran. 31 August – Authorities break up a gang that falsified Spanish passports to facilitate emigration.
Deaths
4 January – Puerto Plata, musician (b. 1923).Jose "Puerto Plata" Cobles 15 February – Tony Fernández, 57, baseball player (b. 1962).Tony Fernandez has died at 57 24 March – Jenny Polanco, fashion designer (b. 1958); COVID-19.Jenny Polanco, acclaimed Dominican fashion designer, dies of coronavirus 15 April – Dámaso García, 63, baseball player (b. 1957).Former Blue Jays 2B Damaso Garcia dies at 63 16 July – Víctor Víctor, singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948); COVID-19.Muere por coronavirus el popular cantautor dominicano Víctor Víctor 19 December – Carmen Quidiello, 105, playwright and poet, former First Lady (b. 1915).Ha fallecido, a los 105 años, doña Carmen Quidiello viuda Bosch
See also
COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic 2020 in the Caribbean 2020 in Haiti 2020 Atlantic hurricane season
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