2021 in the Dominican Republic

Events in the year 2021 in the Dominican Republic.

Incumbents

• President: Luis Abinader (starting 2020)
• Vice President: Raquel Peña de Antuña (starting 2020)

Events

• January 6 – The government condemns violence in the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol.
• February 27 – The government says it will fence the border between the DR and Haiti in order to curb migration and other illegal activities.

Deaths

• January 7 – Norberto James Rawlings, 75, poet; complications from Parkinson's disease.
• January 8 – Enrique Pérez y Pérez, 97, military officer, Head of the Armed Forces (1966-1971, 1972-1975, 1978).
• January 10 – Pedro González, 83, baseball player (New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians).
• January 20 – Juan Bautista Sánchez Peralta (″Juanchy″), 64, part owner of Águilas Cibaeñas baseball team; COVID-19 (b. 1956).
• February 15 – Johnny Pacheco, 85, musician (Fania All-Stars) and label executive (Fania Records), complications from pneumonia.
• March 23 – Hugo Cabrera, 67, basketball player; pancreatic cancer.
• April 6 – Jack Veneno, 78, professional wrestler (WWC) and politician; pancreatic cancer.

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