2020 in Guyana
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Events in the year 2020 in Guyana.
Incumbents
- President: Irfaan Ali
- Prime Minister: Mark Phillips
Events
- 11 March – The first case of COVID-19 in the country is reported: a 52-year-old woman suffering from underlying health conditions, including diabetes and hypertension. The woman died at the Georgetown Public Hospital, making her the first COVID-19 death in the country as well.[1]
- 18 March – All schools in the country were closed.[2]
- 19 March – The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) closed Guyanese airspace to all international arrivals.[3]
- 2 August – Irfaan Ali succeeds David Granger as the 10th President of Guyana.[4]
- 12 September – Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute: Juan Edghill, Minister of Public Affairs, expresses confidence that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will rule in Guyana's favor in the border dispute with Venezuela.[5]
Deaths
- 7 April – John Percy Leon Lewis, 77, military officer; COVID-19[6]
- 25 August – Sase Narain, politician, former Speaker of the National Assembly (b. 1925).[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Breaking News! Guyana records first coronavirus-related death". Kaieteur News. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ "Guyana's COVID-19 cases now at five". Stabroek News. 2020-03-19. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ "DIRECTIVE: Airport Closure - March 19 - May 1 | Guyana Civil Aviation Authority". www.gcaa-gy.org. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ "Guyana swears in Irfaan Ali as president after long stand-off". BBC. 2020-08-03.
- ^ "Guyana confía en una solución justa a la disputa con Venezuela en la CIJ". www.msn.com (in Spanish). EFE. September 12, 2020. Retrieved Sep 12, 2020.
- ^ "#Col. John Lewis Succumbs To COVID-19". 93.1 Real FM. April 9, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ Former Speaker Sase Narain passes away at 95
