The following lists events that happened during 2022 in Central America.
Incumbents
Belize
- Chief of state: Queen Elizabeth II (until September 8)[1] Charles III onwards
- Represented by Governor-General Dame Froyla Tzalam
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Johnny Briceno (starting 2020)[2]
Costa Rica
- Chief of state and Head of Government: President Carlos Alvarado Quesada (until May 7, 2018)[3] Rodrigo Chaves Robles onwards
- First Vice President Stephan Brunner; (since 2022)[4]
- Second Vice President Mary Munive (since 2022)[5]
El Salvador
- Chief of state and Head of Government: President Nayib Bukele Ortez (since 2019)[6]
- Vice President Felix Augusto Antonio Ulloa Garay (since 2019)[6]
Guatemala
- Chief of state and Head of government: President Alejandro Eduardo Giammattei Falla (since 2020)[7]
- Vice-president César Guillermo Castillo Reyes (since 2020)[7]
Honduras
- Chief of state and Head of Government: President Xiomara Castro (since 2022)[8]
- Vice Presidents: Salvador Nasralla, Doris Gutiérrez, Renato Florentino (since 2022)[9]
Nicaragua
- Chief of state and Head of government: President Daniel Ortega (since 2007)[10]
- Vice President Rosario Murillo Zambrana (since 2017)[10]
Panama
- Chief of state and Head of Government: President Laurentino "Nito" Cortizo Cohen (since 2019)[11]
- Vice President Jose Gabriel Carrizo Jaen (since 2019)[11]
Events
Elections
- 6 February: 2022 Costa Rican general election
Holidays
January to March
- January 1 – New Year's Day
- January 9 – Martyrs' Day (Panama)[12]
- February 14–15 – Carnival, Public holidays in Panama[12]
- March 2 – Ash Wednesday, Panama[12]
- March 7 – National Heroes & Benefactors Day, Belize.[13]
- March 14 – Commonwealth Day, Belize[13]
April to June
- April 14 – Holy Thursday, Costa Rica[14]
- April 15 – Good Friday
- April 16 – Holy Saturday
- April 18 – Easter Monday
- April 11 – Juan Santamaría Day, Costa Rica[14]
- April 14 – Pan American Day, Honduras[15]
- May 1 – Labour Day, International Workers' Day
- June 30 – Army Day, Public holidays in Guatemala[16]
July to September
- July 19 – Sandinista Revolution Day, Public holidays in Nicaragua[17]
- July 25 – Guanacaste Day, Costa Rica[14]
- August 2 – Virgin of Los Angeles Day, Costa Rica[14]
- August 3 – Fiesta of San Salvador, celebrated in El Salvador[18]
- September 10 – Saint George's Caye Day, Belize[13]
- September 14 – San Jacinto Day, Nicaragua[17]
- September 15/20 – Act of Independence of Central America, independence from Spain in 1821; celebrated in Costa Rica,[14] El Salvador,[18] Guatemala,[16] Honduras[15] Nicaragua[17]
- September 21 – Independence Day, Belize[13]
October to December
- October 7 – Francisco Morazán′s Birthday, Honduras[15]
- October 21 – Armed Forces of Honduras Day[15]
- October 12 – Pan America Day, Belize[13]
- October 20 – Guatemalan Revolution Day[16]
- November 1 – All Saints' Day, celebrated in Guatemala[16]
- November 3 – Separation Day (from Colombia, 1903), Panama[12]
- November 4 – Flag of Panama Day[12]
- November 5 – Colón Day, Panama[12]
- November 10 – Los Santos Uprising Day, Panama[12]
- November 19 – Garifuna Settlement Day, Belize[13]
- November 29 – Independence Day, Panama[12]
- December 8 – Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Nicaragua[17] Panama[12]
- December 25 – Christmas Day
- December 27 – Boxing Day, Belize[13]
Sports
- 26 July - November 3: 2022 CONCACAF League
Deaths
- February 10 – Manuel Esquivel, Prime minister of Belize (1984-1989)[19]
See also
References
- ^ The CIA World Fact Book: Belize Retrieved Feb 9, 2020
- ^ Sanchez, Jose (13 November 2020). "Belize elects opposition leader to succeed retiring prime minister". Reuters. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ The CIA World Fact Book: Costa Rica Retrieved Feb 9, 2020
- ^ "Candidaturas a Presidencia y Vicepresidencias, PARTIDO PROGRESO SOCIAL DEMOCRATICO, STEPHAN BRUNNER NEIBIG". ¿Dónde votar? TSE Costa Rica (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ "Chaves anuncia a Stephan Brunner como coordinador económico y a Mary Munive en lo social". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ a b The CIA World Fact Book: El Salvador Retrieved Feb 9, 2020
- ^ a b CIA Fact Book: Central America: Guatemala Retrieved Jan 9, 2020
- ^ "Gobierno de Xiomara Castro descarta "por el momento" establecer relaciones con China Continental". Radio América (in Spanish). 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ "Nueva presidenta de Honduras pedirá anular la reelección e integrará comisión, con ayuda de ONU, para investigar corrupción". Noticias de El Salvador - Noticias de El Salvador, noticias internacionales, salvadoreños por el mundo, economia, negocios, politica, deportes, entretenimiento, tecnologia, turismo, tendencias, fotos, videos, redes sociales. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ a b The CIA World Fact Book: Nicaragua Retrieved Feb 9, 2020
- ^ a b The CIA World Fact Book: Panama Retrieved Feb 9, 2020
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "National Holidays in Panama in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Public and Bank Holidays, 2021 – Government of Belize Press Office". Government of Belize Press Office. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "National Holidays in Costa Rica in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "National Holidays in Honduras in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "National Holidays in Guatemala in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "National Holidays in Nicaragua in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ a b "National Holidays in El Salvador in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ BBNTEAM (2022-02-10). "Former Prime Minister Right Honourable Sir Manuel Esquivel passes". Belize News and Opinion on www.breakingbelizenews.com. Retrieved 2022-09-22.