2020 in the Dominican Republic

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.
 * 27 February – Independence Day, national holiday
 * 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. The ship heads to St. Maarten.
 * 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).
 * 15 February – Tony Fernández, 57, baseball player (b. 1962).
 * 24 March – Jenny Polanco, fashion designer (b. 1958); COVID-19.
 * 15 April – Dámaso García, 63, baseball player (b. 1957).
 * 16 July – Víctor Víctor, singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948); COVID-19.
 * 19 December – Carmen Quidiello, 105, playwright and poet, former First Lady (b. 1915).