2020 in Nicaragua

Decades:	2000s; 2010s; 2020s; ; ;
See also:	Other events of 2020; Timeline of Nicaraguan history;

The following lists events in the year 2020 in Nicaragua.

Incumbents

President: Daniel Ortega
Vice President: Rosario Murillo

Events

17 March – Vice President Rosario Murillo announced that Cuba was going to send doctors and pharmaceuticals to Nicaragua to help deal with COVID-19, despite there being no confirmed cases in the country at the time. Murillo also claimed that medical supplies were sent by Venezuela as well.^[1]
18 March – The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the country is announced: a 40-year-old man who recently returned to Nicaragua from its neighboring country of Panama.^[2]
23 August – Bishop Silvio Báez, who has been outside of Nicaragua for reasons of security since April 23, 2019, accuses President Ortega of being a dictator. The Centro Nicaragüense de Derechos Humanos (Nicaraguan Human Rights Center, Cenidh) says that the Catholic Church has been the victim of 24 attacks since April 2018.^[3]
9 September – The Pittsburgh Pirates take #21 out of retirement for a game against the Chicago White Sox at PNC Park. 9 September is celebrated by Major League Baseball (MLB) as "Roberto Clemente Day". Clemente, a Puerto Rico native, died in a plane crash in December 1972 while en route to Nicaragua to deliver disaster relief to victims of an earthquake.^[4]
14 September – Battle of San Jacinto, national holiday^[5]^[6] Students and authorities receive the independence torch from their Honduran counterparts at the border post Las Manos, Nueva Segovia Department.^[7]
15 September – Independence Day (from Spain, 1821), national holiday^[5] President Ortega proposes life sentences for political dissidents who commit "hate crimes."^[8]
16 November – Hurricane Iota: Category 5 hurricane made landfall in Honduras and Nicaragua.^[9]
10 December – The Centro Nicaragüense de Derechos Humanos (Cenidh) accuses President Ortega of "passing the limits" on human rights violations, citing 325 deaths during protests since 2018.^[10]
16 December – The United States says it will continue to exert pressure on Nicaragua to ensure that the 2021 Nicaraguan general election is free and fair.^[11]
21 December – The Congress passes a law banning terrorists, coup-mongers, and “traitors to the homeland” from running in the 2021 elections.^[12]

Scheduled events

December 8 – Feast of the Immaculate Conception, national holiday^[5]
December 25 – Christmas Day, national holiday^[5]

Deaths

January 5 – David Albin Zywiec Sidor, American-Nicaraguan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Siuna (b. 1947)^[13]
February 20 – José Benito López Méndez, leader of an opposition political party.^[14]
March 1 – Ernesto Cardenal, poet and priest (b. 1925).^[15]
May 19 – Carlos Jirón, politician and member of the National Assembly (b. 1955).^[16]
May 25 – Otto de la Rocha, singer, songwriter and actor (b. 1933).^[17]
June 16 – Edén Pastora ("Commander Zero"), politician and revolutionary leader (b. 1936).^[18]
June 23 – César Bosco Vivas Robelo, Roman Catholic prelate and former Bishop of León (b. 1941).^[19]

References

^ "Cuba to send doctors and pharmaceuticals to Nicaragua to face coronavirus". OnCubaNews English. 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
^ "Nicaragua registers first case of coronavirus infection". Reuters. 2020-03-19. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
^ "Nicaragua: el obispo Silvio Báez llamó "dictadura" al régimen de Daniel Ortega y lo acusó de atacar a la Iglesia Católica". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved August 25, 2020.
^ Acevedo, Nicole. "MLB's Pirates will honor Roberto Clemente by wearing his number". NBC News. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "National Holidays in Nicaragua in 2019". Office Holidays. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
^ "Battle of San Jacinto around the world in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
^ "Antorcha de la independencia en territorio de Nicaragua - LVDS". La Voz del Sandinismo (in Spanish). 10 September 2020. Retrieved Sep 15, 2020.
^ "Nicaragua's Ortega threatens life sentences for opponents". news.yahoo.com. AP. September 15, 2020. Retrieved Sep 16, 2020.
^ Prociv, Kathryn (November 16, 2020). "Hurricane Iota nears landfall in Central America as Category 5, humanitarian crisis looms". NBC News. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
^ ""Ortega rebasó los límites" de violaciones de DD.HH. en Nicaragua, afirma ONG". es-us.noticias.yahoo.com (in Spanish). Yahoo News. EFE. December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
^ "Estados Unidos advirtió que mantendrá la presión sobre el régimen de Daniel Ortega hasta que se hagan "profundas reformas" para celebrar elecciones libres en Nicaragua". infobae (in European Spanish). Infobae. December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
^ "Nicaragua essentially bans opposition from 2021 elections". AP NEWS. AP. 21 December 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
^ The Bishop of Siuna, David Albin Zywiec, dies (in Spanish) Confidencial, Retrieved Feb 9, 2020
^ Kidnap and execute with six shots a politician opposed to President Daniel Ortega (in Spanish) El Mundo (Spain), 20 Feb 2020
^ Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan poet and priest died (in Spanish) La Jornada, 1 March 2020
^ Nicaraguan Legislator Dies of Covid-19
^ Fallece el cantautor nicaragüense Otto de la Rocha (in Spanish)
^ "Edén Pastora, Nicaraguan revolutionary, dead at 83". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
^ Fallece monseñor Bosco Vivas, obispo emérito de León (in Spanish)

[1] "Cuba to send doctors and pharmaceuticals to Nicaragua to face coronavirus". OnCubaNews English. 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2020-06-19.

[2] "Nicaragua registers first case of coronavirus infection". Reuters. 2020-03-19. Retrieved 2020-06-19.

[3] "Nicaragua: el obispo Silvio Báez llamó "dictadura" al régimen de Daniel Ortega y lo acusó de atacar a la Iglesia Católica". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved August 25, 2020.

[4] Acevedo, Nicole. "MLB's Pirates will honor Roberto Clemente by wearing his number". NBC News. Retrieved September 4, 2020.

[holidays-5] "National Holidays in Nicaragua in 2019". Office Holidays. Retrieved August 25, 2020.

[6] "Battle of San Jacinto around the world in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved August 25, 2020.

[7] "Antorcha de la independencia en territorio de Nicaragua - LVDS". La Voz del Sandinismo (in Spanish). 10 September 2020. Retrieved Sep 15, 2020.

[8] "Nicaragua's Ortega threatens life sentences for opponents". news.yahoo.com. AP. September 15, 2020. Retrieved Sep 16, 2020.

[9] Prociv, Kathryn (November 16, 2020). "Hurricane Iota nears landfall in Central America as Category 5, humanitarian crisis looms". NBC News. Retrieved November 16, 2020.

[10] ""Ortega rebasó los límites" de violaciones de DD.HH. en Nicaragua, afirma ONG". es-us.noticias.yahoo.com (in Spanish). Yahoo News. EFE. December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

[11] "Estados Unidos advirtió que mantendrá la presión sobre el régimen de Daniel Ortega hasta que se hagan "profundas reformas" para celebrar elecciones libres en Nicaragua". infobae (in European Spanish). Infobae. December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

[12] "Nicaragua essentially bans opposition from 2021 elections". AP NEWS. AP. 21 December 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.

[13] The Bishop of Siuna, David Albin Zywiec, dies (in Spanish) Confidencial, Retrieved Feb 9, 2020

[14] Kidnap and execute with six shots a politician opposed to President Daniel Ortega (in Spanish) El Mundo (Spain), 20 Feb 2020

[15] Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan poet and priest died (in Spanish) La Jornada, 1 March 2020

[16] Nicaraguan Legislator Dies of Covid-19

[17] Fallece el cantautor nicaragüense Otto de la Rocha (in Spanish)

[18] "Edén Pastora, Nicaraguan revolutionary, dead at 83". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved June 17, 2020.

[19] Fallece monseñor Bosco Vivas, obispo emérito de León (in Spanish)

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

v t e Years in Nicaragua
19th century	1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900	Nicaragua portal
20th century	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
21st century	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e 2020 in North America
Sovereign states	Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States
Dependencies and other territories	Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Greenland Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands

Incumbents

Events

Scheduled events

Deaths

See also

References