2017 in Puerto Rico
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Events in the year 2017 in Puerto Rico.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Barack Obama (Democratic) (until January 20), Donald Trump (Republican) (starting January 20)
- Governor: Alejandro García Padilla (until January 2), Ricardo Rosselló (starting January 2)
- Resident Commissioner: Pedro Pierluisi (until January 3), Jenniffer González (starting January 3)
Events
[edit]- 2 January – the 26th Senate and the 30th House of Representatives will meet from January 2, 2017 to January 1, 2021
- 11 June – In a referendum on its status, Puerto Ricans vote in favor of statehood amid a historically low turnout.[1] This figure is attributed to a boycott led by the pro-status quo PPD party.[2]
- 20 September – Hurricane Maria makes landfall over Puerto Rico, causing extensive damage to the power grid. Hurricane Maria death toll controversy resulted from the number of dead being underreported by officials. Total losses are estimated at $94.4 billion.[3]
Sport
[edit]- February–March – the 2017 Bayamon Cup organized by the Puerto Rican Football Federation
- March – The Puerto Rico national baseball team was the runner up in the 2017 World Baseball Classic[4]
Deaths
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- 3 March – Míriam Colón, actress and theatre director (b. 1936).[5]
- 28 April – Luis Olmo, baseball player (b. 1919)
- 16 June – Héctor Cardona, sports executive (b. 1936)
References
[edit]- ^ Frances Robles (June 11, 2017). "23% of Puerto Ricans Vote in Referendum, 97% of Them for Statehood". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
- ^ "PDP to boycott status referendum". 20 April 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ Spalding, Rebecca (November 13, 2017). "Puerto Rico Seeks $94 Billion in Federal Aid for Hurricane Recovery". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on December 16, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ^ Perry, Dayn (March 23, 2017). "World Baseball Classic: Previous champs, results, medal count, MVPs, All-WBC teams". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
- ^ Russell Contreras (4 March 2017). "Miriam Colon, iconic US Latina movie, theater actress, dies". wqow.com. The Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2017-03-04. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
