2024 in Uruguay
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Events in the year 2024 in Uruguay.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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 President, Vicepresident, Senate and Representatives.[5]
- 24 November – Eventual second round in the presidential election, if no candidate reaches the 50% threshold.[5]
Deaths
[edit]- 4 April – Adrián Peña, 48, businessman and politician[6]
- 7 July – Josefina Herrán, 94, former First Lady 1972-1976[7]
- 29 August – Ricardo Pascale, 81, economist and sculptor[8]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[9]
- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.