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2019 in Puerto Rico
Events in the year
2019 in
Puerto Rico
.
Incumbents
President:
Donald Trump
Governor:
Ricardo Rosselló
Resident Commissioner:
Jenniffer González
Events
July–August:
Summer
revolution initiated by leaked chats
lead
to resignation of Ricardo Rosselló 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
Wanda Vázquez Garced
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
, was the cite of a
mass killing
with more than
1000
shots fired and six people
dead
.
Sports
Continued from 2018: The
2018–19 Liga Puerto Rico
Deaths
10 January –
Kevin Fret
, musician.
12 February –
Pedro Morales
,
professional wrestler
and commentator.