2024 in Uruguay
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Events in the year 2024 in Uruguay.
Incumbents
Events
- 7 July – A fire at a nursing home in Treinta y Tres kills 10 people.[1]
- 13 July – Uruguay finishes at third place in the 2024 Copa America tournament following a 2-2 draw against Canada in Charlotte, North Carolina.[2]
- 16 September – Two people are convicted and sentenced to up to two years' imprisonment for smuggling cow gallstones worth $3 million into Hong Kong.[3]
Elections
- 30 June – 2024 Uruguayan presidential primaries: Voters elect the presidential candidates for all political parties that are running in the general election on 27 October.[4]
- 27 October –
- 2024 Uruguayan general election: Voters elect the President, Vice President, Senate and Representatives,[5] with Yamandú Orsi of the Broad Front and Álvaro Delgado of the Coalición Multicolor advancing towards a runoff for the presidency.[6]
- 2024 Uruguayan constitutional referendum: Voters reject two proposals to implement reforms in the social security system that would lower the retirement age, increase payouts and transfer privately managed savings to a state-run trust, and allow nighttime police raids in homes.[7]
- 24 November – Second round in the presidential election.[5] Yamandú Orsi is elected president.[8]
Deaths
- 4 April – Adrián Peña, 48, businessman and politician[9]
- 7 July – Josefina Herrán, 94, former First Lady 1972-1976[10]
- 15 July – Juan Ricardo Faccio, 87, former football player and manager[11]
- 29 August – Ricardo Pascale, 81, economist and sculptor[12]
Holidays
Source:[13]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 6 January – Epiphany
- 12–13 February – Carnival
- 28 March – Maundy Thursday
- 29 March – Good Friday
- 19 April – Landing of the 33 Patriots Day
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 18 May – Battle of Las Piedras
- 19 June – Birth of Artigas
- 18 July – Constitution Day
- 25 August – Independence Day
- 12 October – Day of the Race
- 2 November – All Souls' Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Art and entertainment
References
- ^ "Ten die during a fire in nursing home in Uruguay". Reuters. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Uruguay beats Canada 4-3 on penalty kicks to beat Canada to take third place in Copa America after 2-2 draw". Fox Sports. July 13, 2024.
- ^ "Two Uruguayans convicted for trafficking $3 mn in cow gallstones". France 24. September 20, 2024.
- ^ "Calendario electoral de las Elecciones Internas de los Partidos Políticos de 2024" [Electoral calendar of the Internal Elections of the Political Parties of 2024]. Corte Electoral (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Global elections calendar". National Democratic Institute. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Teacher vs veterinarian: Uruguay's presidential frontrunners". France 24. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Left, center-right candidates to duel in Uruguay presidential runoff". France 24. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Leftist candidate Orsi wins Uruguay's presidential election". France 24. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Murió en un siniestro de tránsito en Canelones el senador del Partido Colorado Adrián Peña". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2024-04-05. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ "Falleció María Josefina Herrán Puig (in Spanish)". Cadena del Mar FM. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Murió Juan Faccio, quien llevó a Fernando Morena a Peñarol, dirigió a Uruguay y fue campeón con Nacional (in Spanish)
- ^ "A los 81 años, falleció hoy el economista y artista Ricardo Pascale". El Observador (in Spanish). 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Uruguay Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
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