2020 in Uruguay
Events in the year 2020 in Uruguay.
Incumbents
- President: Tabaré Vázquez - Luis Lacalle Pou
- [Vice President of Uruguay|President of Uruguay|Vice President]: Lucía Topolansky - Beatriz Argimón
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
Deaths
- 17 January – Fernando Miguel Gil Eisner, Roman Catholic bishop.
- 11 February – Carlos Julio Pereyra, politician.
- 28 March – Rodolfo González Rissotto, 71, politician, Director of Education at the Ministry of Education and Culture and Minister of National Defense ; first case of COVID-19 in Uruguay
- 20 May – Juan Justo Amaro, politician.
- 27 May – Federico García Vigil, composer and conductor.
- 4 August – Alberto Zumarán, politician.
- 10 August – Jacobo Langsner, playwright.