2020 in Uruguay

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).