2020 in Croatia
Incumbent
- President
- Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (until February 18)
- Zoran Milanović (starting February 19)
- Prime Minister – Andrej Plenković
Events
- January 1 – Croatia assumes the presidency of the Council of the European Union.[1]
- January 5 – Former Prime Minister Zoran Milanović defeats President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović with 53% of the vote in the second round of the 2019–20 Croatian presidential election.[2]
- February 18 – Zoran Milanović is inaugurated as the fifth President of Croatia.[3]
- February 25 – First case of COVID-19 in Croatia is confirmed.[4]
- March 12 – Croatian Football Federation suspends all football leagues in the country.[5]
- March 13 – All classes in schools and universities are suspended, effective Monday, March 16.[5]
- March 21 – All public transport in the country is suspended.[6]
- March 22 – Zagreb is hit by a strong earthquake. Widespread damage and injuries are reported.[7]
- April 14 – The number of active COVID-19 cases reached its peak of 1,258.
- April 24 – The number of recorded COVID-19 cases surpassed 2,000.
- May 18 – the 9th Croatian Parliament dissolved itself.[8]
Births
Deaths
- January 1 – Damir Mihanović, comedian and musician (b. 1961)[9]
- January 4 – Zdravko Tomac, politician and writer (b. 1937)
- March 3 – Božidar Alić, actor (b. 1954)
- March 7 – Veronika Durbešić, actress (b. 1945)
- March 8 – Zdenka Vučković, singer (b. 1942)
- March 22 – Branko Cikatić, heavyweight kickboxer (b. 1955)
References
- "Croatia Takes Over Rotating EU Presidency for the First Time". European Views. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- Leftist beats conservative in Croatia’s presidential vote By DARKO BANDIC, AP, Jan 5, 2020
- https://www.croatiaweek.com/video-zoran-milanovic-inaugurated-as-fifth-president-of-croatia/
- "Croatia latest European country to confirm coronavirus case". The Guardian. 25 February 2020.
- "All schools and universities in Croatia to shut down". Croatia Week. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- "All public transport services suspended in Croatia". Croatia Week. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- "Earthquake rocks Croatia's capital Zagreb". bbc.com. BBC. 22 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- "9th Croatian Parliament dissolved". sabor.hr. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- "Preminuo je Damir Mihanović - Ćubi". www.slobodnadalmacija.hr (in Croatian). 1 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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