2020 in the Dominican Republic
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Events in the year 2020 in the Dominican Republic.
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
- 16 February – 2020 Dominican Republic municipal elections: Software problems force the suspension of the elections.[2]
- 27 February – Independence Day, Dominican Republic[3]
- 28 February – The Dominican Republic refuses to allow a British cruise ship to dock due to fears of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).[4] The ship heads to St. Maarten.[5]
- 1 March – First confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Dominican Republic.[citation needed]
- 16 April – Forty-two people die after drinking adulterated alcohol from three clandenstine distilleries in the Dominican Republic.[6]
- 5 July – In the 2020 Dominican Republic general election, Luis Abinader is elected president.[citation needed]
- 31 July – Hurricane Isaias batters the Dominican Republic, killing 2.[7]
- 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.[8]
Deaths
- 4 January – Puerto Plata, musician (b. 1923).[9]
- 15 February – Tony Fernández, baseball player (b. 1962).[10]
- 24 March – Jenny Polanco, fashion designer (b. 1958).[11]
- 15 April – Dámaso García, baseball player (b. 1957).[12]
- 16 July – Víctor Víctor, singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948).[13]
See also
References
- ^ "Pompeo y el nuevo presidente de República Dominicana dialogaron sobre seguridad regional y la situación en Venezuela". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ Software glitches force Dominican Republic to suspend vote ABC News, 16 Feb 2020
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 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 European 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.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "UN council rejects US demand to `snap back' Iran sanctions". www.msn.com. Associated Press. Retrieved August 26, 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)