Events in the year 2019 in

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

Incumbents

* President:

Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...

( Republican) *

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

Ricardo Rosselló Ricardo Antonio Rosselló Nevares (; born March 7, 1979) is a Puerto Rican politician who served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 2017 to 2019. He resigned on August 2, 2019, after protests related to the Telegramgate scandal. He is the s ...

(until August 2), Pedro Pierluisi (''De Facto'') (starting August 2),

Wanda Vázquez Garced Wanda Emilia Vázquez Garced (born July 9, 1960) is a Puerto Rican politician and attorney who served as Governor of Puerto Rico from 2019 to 2021. Prior to her tenure as governor, she served as the 19th secretary of Justice, from 2017 to 201 ...

(starting August 8) *

Resident Commissioner Resident commissioner was or is an official title of several different types of commissioners, who were or are representatives of any level of government. Historically, they were appointed by the British Crown in overseas protectorates (such ...

Jenniffer González Jenniffer Aydin González Colón (born August 5, 1976) is a Puerto Rican politician who serves as the 20th Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico. González has served in leadership positions in the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (PNP) and in ...

Events

*July–August: Summer revolution initiated by leaked chats lead to resignation of

as governor of the Commonwealth, the placement of Pedro Pierluisi as interim governor which was vacated by a 9-0 Puerto Rico Supreme Court decision, and the inauguration of

as the 13th Constitutional Governor of the Commonwealth. *October 14: The Ernesto Ramos Antonini public housing residence, located near the

University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus The University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus ( es, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras; UPR-RP, or informally La IUPI) is a public land-grant research university in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is the largest campus in the Univ ...

, was the site of a mass killing with more than 1000 shots fired and six people dead.

Sports

*Continued from 2018: The

2018–19 Liga Puerto Rico The 2018–19 Liga Puerto Rico season, is the league's inaugural season of Liga Puerto Rico. Summary Following the absence of a football league in Puerto Rico for the 2017–18 season, the Puerto Rican Football Federation organized a Preparatory ...

Deaths

Pedro Morales as the WWWF (WWE) Champion

*10 January – Kevin Fret, musician (b. 1994). *12 February – Pedro Morales, professional wrestler and commentator (b. 1942).

References

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