2020 in the Dominican Republic
Events in the year 2020 in the Dominican Republic.
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Incumbents
- President: Danilo Medina (until 16 August), Luis Abinader (starting 16 August)[1]
- 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[2]
- 6 January – Day of Kings (Dia de Reyes), national holiday[2]
- 21 January – Our Lady of High Grace, national holiday[3]
- 26 January – Duarte's Birthday, national holiday[2]
- 16 February – 2020 Dominican Republic municipal elections: Software problems force the suspension of the elections.[4]
- 27 February – Independence Day, national holiday[2][5]
- 10 April – Good Friday, national holiday[2]
- 12 April - Easter, national holiday[2]
- 1 May - Labour Day, national holiday[2]
- 31 May – Mother's Day[2]
- 11 June – Corpus Christi, national holiday[6]
- 26 July - Father's Day[2]
- 16 August – Restoration Day, national holiday[2][7]
- 24 September - Our Lady of Mercy (Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes), national holiday[2]
- 6 November - Constitution Day, national holiday[2]
- 25 December - Christmas Day, national holiday[2]
- 16 February – 2020 Dominican Republic municipal elections: Software problems force the suspension of the elections.[8]
- 27 February – Independence Day, Dominican Republic[5]
- 28 February – The Dominican Republic refuses to allow a British cruise ship to dock due to fears of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).[9] The ship heads to St. Maarten.[10]
- 1 March – First confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Dominican Republic.
- 16 April – Forty-two people die after drinking adulterated alcohol from three clandenstine distilleries in the Dominican Republic.[11]
- 5 July – In the 2020 Dominican Republic general election, Luis Abinader is elected president.
- 31 July – Hurricane Isaias batters the Dominican Republic, killing two.[12]
- 23 August – Tropical Storm Laura, which would later become Hurricane Laura, kills four people, and causes nearly 1.1 million people to lose power. [13]
- 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.[14]
- 31 August – Authorities break up a gang that falsified Spanish passports to facilitate emigration.[15]
Deaths
- 4 January – Puerto Plata, musician (b. 1923).[16]
- 15 February – Tony Fernández, baseball player (b. 1962).[17]
- 24 March – Jenny Polanco, fashion designer (b. 1958).[18]
- 15 April – Dámaso García, baseball player (b. 1957).[19]
- 16 July – Víctor Víctor, singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948).[20]
See also
References
- "Pompeo y el nuevo presidente de República Dominicana dialogaron sobre seguridad regional y la situación en Venezuela". infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- "National Holidays in Dominican Republic in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- "Lady of Altagracia in Dominican Republic in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- Software glitches force Dominican Republic to suspend vote ABC News, 16 Feb 2020
- CIA Factbook: Dominican Republic retrieved 16 Feb 2020
- "Corpus Christi in Dominican Republic in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- "Restoration Day in Dominican Republic in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- Software glitches force Dominican Republic to suspend vote ABC News, 16 Feb 2020
- Virus fears keep hundreds of cruise passengers at sea AP, 28 Feb 2020
- Cruise ship goes to St. Maarten after coronavirus alarm (in Spanish) AP, 28 Feb 2020
- "Mueren 42 personas por consumir alcohol adulterado en República Dominicana" [42 people die from consuming adulterated alcohol in the Dominican Republic]. El Informador :: Noticias de Jalisco, México, Deportes & Entretenimiento (in Spanish). Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- CNN, Jason Hanna (July 31, 2020). "Hurricane Isaias heads toward Florida after battering Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic as a tropical storm". CNN. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- "Laura deja muerte y destrucción a su paso por República Dominicana y Haití". www.msn.com (in Spanish). EFE. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- "UN council rejects US demand to `snap back' Iran sanctions". www.msn.com. Associated Press. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- "Descubren una mafia de tráfico de migrantes entre Rep. Dominicana y España". www.msn.com (in Spanish). EFE. Aug 31, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- Jose "Puerto Plata" Cobles
- Tony Fernandez has died at 57
- Jenny Polanco, acclaimed Dominican fashion designer, dies of coronavirus
- Former Blue Jays 2B Damaso Garcia dies at 63
- Muere por coronavirus el popular cantautor dominicano Víctor Víctor (in Spanish)
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