2017 in Uruguay

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Events in the year 2017 in Uruguay.

Incumbents

Events

  • 19 July – Pharmacies begin selling cannabis for recreational use, making Uruguay the first country to establish a nationwide legal retail market for the drug.[1]
  • 9 September – Vice President Raúl Sendic announces his resignation following allegations that he misused public funds while serving as head of the state-owned oil company ANCAP. He is the first Uruguayan vice president to resign from office.[2]
  • 13 September – Senator Lucía Topolansky is sworn in as vice president, becoming the first woman to hold the office.[3]

Deaths

Washington Benavides
Daniel Viglietti
Luis Garisto
  • 30 October – Daniel Viglietti, folk singer, guitarist, composer and political activist (b. 1939).[7]

References

  1. ↑ Castaldi, Malena (19 July 2017). "Uruguayans begin buying cannabis in pharmacies in world first". Reuters. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  2. ↑ Castaldi, Malena (10 September 2017). "Uruguay vice president quits after accused of misuse of funds". Reuters. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Wife of ex-Uruguay President Mujica becomes vice president". Reuters. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Murió Jorge Sanguinetti". elobservador.com.uy. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  5. ↑ Murió el poeta Washington Benavides (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ Falleció a los 77 años el compositor y musicólogo uruguayo Coriún Aharonián (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ Muere el músico uruguayo Daniel Viglietti (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ Falleció el escritor y docente Amir Hamed (in Spanish)
  9. ↑ Fallece Luis Garisto, extécnico de Toluca y Atlas (in Spanish)


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