2022 in South America

The following lists events that happened during 2022 in South America.

Incumbents

Argentina

President: Alberto Fernández (2019–2023) Vice President: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (2019–2023)

Argentina claims sovereignty over part of Antarctica, the Islas Malvinas, and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

Bolivia

President: Luis Arce (2020–2025) Vice President: David Choquehuanca (2020–2025)

Brazil

President: Jair Bolsonaro (2019–2023) Vice President: Hamilton Mourão (2019–2023)

Chile

President: Sebastian Pinera (2018–2022) Gabriel Boric (2022–present) President of the Senate: Ximena Rincón (2021–2022) Álvaro Elizalde (2022–present) President of the Chamber of Deputies: Diego Paulsen (2020–2022) Raúl Soto (2022–present)

Chile includes the Juan Fernández Islands and Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean. It also claims Chilean Antarctic Territory.

Easter Island Alcalde: Pedro Edmunds Paoa

Juan Fernández Islands Alcalde: Felipe Paredes Vergara

Colombia

President: Ivan Duque (2018–2022) Gustavo Petro (2022–present) Vice President: Marta Lucía Ramírez (2018–2022) Francia Márquez (2022–present)

Ecuador

President: Guillermo Lasso (2021–2023) Vice President: Alfredo Borrero (2021–2023)

Guyana

President: Irfaan Ali (since 2020) Prime Minister: Mark Phillips (since 2020)

The Essequibo territory is administered by Guyana but claimed by Venezuela. Tigri Area is disputed with Suriname.

Paraguay

President: Mario Abdo Benítez (2018–2023); Santiago Pena (2023–present) Vice President: Hugo Velázquez Moreno (2018–2023); Pedro Alliana (2023–present)

Peru

President: Pedro Castillo (2021–2022) Dina Boluarte (2022–2025) Prime Minister: Mirtha Vásquez (2021–2022) Héctor Valer (2022) Aníbal Torres (2022) Betssy Chavez (2022) Pedro Angulo Arana (2022) Alberto Otárola (2022–2024)

Suriname

President: Chan Santokhi (2020–2025) Vice President: Ronnie Brunswijk (2020–2025)

Tigri Area is disputed with Guyana.

Uruguay

President: Luis Lacalle Pou (2020–2025) Vice President: Beatriz Argimón (2020–2025)

Venezuela

President: Nicolás Maduro (2013–present) Vice President: Delcy Rodríguez (2018–present)

Venezuela claims Guayana Esequiba as part of its territory.

British Overseas Territories

Monarch: Elizabeth II (1952–2022) Charles III (2022–present)

Falkland Islands

Governor: Nigel Phillips (2017–2022) Alison Blake (2022–present)

The Falkland Islands are also claimed by Argentina, which calls them Islas Malvinas (Malvinas Islands).

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Commissioner: Nigel Phillips (2017–2022) Alison Blake (2022–present)

French Guiana

President: Emmanuel Macron (since 2017) Prime Minister: Jean Castex (2020–2022) Élisabeth Borne (2022–present) Prefect: Thierry Queffelec

Events

13 March – 2022 Colombian parliamentary election 27 March – 2022 Uruguayan Law of Urgent Consideration referendum 29 May – 2022 Colombian presidential election 4 September – 2022 Chilean national plebiscite

Major holidays

January to April

January 1 – New Year's Day February 15–16 — Carnival February 23 – Republic Day, Public holidays in Guyana. February 25 – Day of Liberation and Innovation, Suriname. March 24 – Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice, Public holidays in Argentina. March 29 – Phagwah, Guyana and Suriname. April 19 – Landing of the 33 Patriots Day, Public holidays in Uruguay. April 21 – Tiradentes Day, Public holidays in Brazil.

May to August

May 1 – Labour Day and International Workers' Day May 15 – Independence Day, Public holidays in Paraguay. May 24 – Battle of Pichincha Day, Public holidays in Ecuador. May 26 – Independence Day, Guyana. June 10 – Abolition Day, French Guiana. June 12 – Queen Elizabeth II's Birthday, Commonwealth of Nations. June 14 – Liberation Day (Falkland Islands). June 19 – José Gervasio Artigas Birthday, Public holidays in Uruguay. June 21 – Andean New Year, Public holidays in Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. June 24 – Battle of Carabobo Day and Feast of John the Baptist, Public holidays in Venezuela. June 29 – Feast of Saints Peter and Paul. July 1 – Ketikoti, Emancipation Day in Suriname. July 5 – Independence Day (Venezuela). July 9 – Independence Day, Argentina. July 14 – Fête nationale celebrated in French Guiana. July 20 – Colombian Declaration of Independence. July 24 – Simón Bolívar′s Birthday. July 28–29 — Fiestas Patrias (Peru). August 2 – Emancipation Day, Guyana. August 6 – Independence Day, Bolivia, August 7 – Battle of Boyacá Day, Public holidays in Colombia. August 9 – Independence Day, Ecuador. August 25 – Independence Day, Uruguay. August 30 – Feast of St. Rose of Lima, patroness of Peru.

September to December

September 7 – Independence Day (Brazil). September 18–19 — Fiestas Patrias (Chile). September 29 – Battle of Boquerón Day, Paraguay. October 8 – Independence of Guayaquil, Ecuador. October 12 – Feast of Our Lady of Aparecida, patroness of Brazil. November 2 – Independence of Cuenca.Ecuador. November 15 Proclamation of the Republic (Brazil). Independence of Cartagena, Colombia Day. November 25 – Independence Day, Suriname. December 25 – Christmas

Sports

January 30 – 2020 Copa Libertadores Final.

Deaths

January and February

January 21 – Leonor Oyarzún, 102, family therapist, first lady of Chile (1990–1994)

See also

2020s 2020s in political history List of state leaders in South America in 2022 Mercosur Organization of American States Organization of Ibero-American States Caribbean Community Union of South American Nations

References