2025 in Uruguay

See also: 2025 in South America

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See also:	Other events of 2025 Timeline of Uruguayan history

Events in the year 2025 in Uruguay.

Incumbents

• President: Luis Lacalle Pou (until 1 March); Yamandú Orsi (starting 1 March)
• Vice President: Beatriz Argimón (until 1 March); Carolina Cosse (starting 1 March)

Events

• 1 March – Yamandú Orsi is inaugurated as President.^[1]
• 23 June – A polar front originating from Antarctica hits Uruguay, causing seven deaths and prompting the declaration of a state of emergency.^[2]
• 13 August – The Chamber of Representatives votes 64–35 in favor of legalizing euthanasia, allowing mentally competent adults with terminal or incurable illnesses to request assisted dying.^[3]
• 4 September – Uruguay qualifies for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after defeating Peru 3-0 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo.^[4]
• 16 September – Uruguay, as a member of Mercosur, signs a free trade agreement with Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.^[5]

Elections

• 12 May – 2025 Uruguayan municipal elections^[6]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Uruguay

Deaths

• 4 January: Mathías Acuña, 32, footballer (Lamia),^[7]
• 10 January: Nelson Silva Pacheco, 80, Uruguayan-born Colombian footballer (Sportivo Italiano, Tigre, Colombia national team).^[8]
• 13 May: José Mujica, 89, revolutionary and politician, president (2010–2015), minister of livestock (2005–2008), and four-time MP.^[9]
• 22 May: Hugo Fernández Faingold, 78, vice president (1998–2000).^[10]

References

1. "Uruguay's new leftist president takes office, facing a financial balancing act". AP News. 2 March 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
2. "A rare cold snap stuns Uruguay, hitting the homeless hard and causing 7 deaths". AP News. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
3. Elliott, Lucinda; Elliott, Lucinda (2025-08-13). "Uruguay's lower house of parliament votes in favor of euthanasia". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
4. "Uruguay, Colombia, Paraguay qualify for 2026 World Cup". France 24. 5 September 2025.
5. "South America's Mercosur bloc signs trade deal with 4 European countries". AP News. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
6. "Lacalle Pou le pidió a los intendentes blancos que analicen la idea de coaliciones departamentales para 2025". El Observador. 2023-04-15. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
7. "Tragedy in Ecuador: Mathias Acuña Found Dead in Hotel in Ecuador". Footboom1. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
8. Quintero, Por Santiago Cifuentes (2025-01-10). "Falleció Nelson Silva Pacheco, ídolo del Junior y figura clave del subcampeonato de Colombia en la Copa América". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-01-10.
9. "Uruguay's José Mujica, world's 'poorest president', dies". BBC. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
10. "Falleció Hugo Fernández Faingold, exvicepresidente de la República, a los 78 años". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-22.

External links

• Online calendar