2022 in Belize

<h2 id="incumbents">Incumbents</h2>
<ul><li>Monarch: <a href="/facts/Elizabeth_II/os6eB47B">Elizabeth II</a> (until 8 September), then <a href="/facts/Charles_III/w4hCfC9k">Charles III</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Governor-General_of_Belize/B6b9yURH">Governor-General</a>: <a href="/facts/Froyla_Tzalam/erE6vTDY">Froyla Tzalam</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Prime_Minister_of_Belize/pJ7VEz1R">Prime Minister</a>: <a href="/facts/Johnny_Brice%25C3%25B1o/3H6uabFA">Johnny Briceño</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Chief_Justice_of_Belize/y8eJUGyo">Chief Justice</a>: <a href="/facts/Michelle_Arana/Qxdsfjvf">Michelle Arana</a> (until 2 September); <a href="/facts/Louise_Blenman/ETkULJIg">Louise Blenman</a> onwards</li></ul>
<h2 id="events">Events</h2>
Ongoing — <a href="/facts/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Belize/eqr4kXUk">COVID-19 pandemic in Belize</a>

<ul><li>1 January – <a href="/facts/2022_New_Year_Honours/9cGME5cE">2022 New Year Honours</a>.</li>
<li>14 March - <a href="/facts/Commonwealth_Day/Fg61eSGK">Commonwealth Day</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1">1</a></li>
<li>1 August - <a href="/facts/Emancipation_Day/v23T37yQ">Emancipation Day</a>.</li>
<li>12 August - A <a href="/facts/Belize/2xVuhCTt">Belize</a>-flagged ship departs <a href="/facts/Chornomorsk/zxFTqJFJ">Chornomorsk</a> for <a href="/facts/Turkey/KIYAWAs0">Turkey</a>, becoming the first wheat export from <a href="/facts/Ukraine/Qof0uqAj">Ukraine</a> under a <a href="/facts/United_Nations/fgXLnmgT">United Nations</a>-brokered deal.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2">2</a></li>
<li>10–21 September — <a href="/facts/September_Celebrations/CXvupwou">September Celebrations</a>, including <a href="/facts/Battle_of_St._George%2527s_Caye/DJP70F8r">Battle of St. George's Caye</a> Day (1798) and <a href="/facts/Public_holidays_in_Belize/MxhxnkMz">Independence Day</a> (1981).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3">3</a></li>
<li>8 September – Accession of Charles III as <a href="/facts/King_of_Belize/zg2HlkLD">King of Belize</a> following the death of <a href="/facts/Queen_Elizabeth_II/os6eB47B">Queen Elizabeth II</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4">4</a></li>
<li>9 September – Church bells across Belize toll at 8 am to symbolise the beginning of the reign of Belize's new monarch – King Charles III.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5">5</a></li>
<li>19 September – A national holiday is observed on the day of the funeral of Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6">6</a> The Governor-General attends the Queen's state funeral in the United Kingdom.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7">7</a></li></ul>
<h2 id="deaths">Deaths</h2>
<ul><li>10 February – <a href="/facts/Manuel_Esquivel/v6XThdjP">Sir Manuel Esquivel</a>, politician (b. 1940)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8">8</a></li>
<li>6 April - <a href="/facts/Melvin_Hulse/xmQCzXAv">Melvin Hulse</a>, politician (b. 1947)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9">9</a></li>
<li>10 July - <a href="/facts/Theodore_Aranda/nGLrLAP7">Theodore Aranda</a>, politician (b. 1934)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10">10</a></li>
<li>8 September - <a href="/facts/Elizabeth_II/os6eB47B">Elizabeth II</a>, Queen of Belize (b. 1926)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11">11</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12">12</a></li></ul>
<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/2022_in_the_Caribbean/CpBS9rQ7">2022 in the Caribbean</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/2022_in_Central_America/pX8kyztP">2022 in Central America</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/COVID-19_pandemic_in_North_America/3PHgmQBb">COVID-19 pandemic in North America</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/2022_Atlantic_hurricane_season/H3Yn9a7B">2022 Atlantic hurricane season</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1">"Sovereign's Day/Commonwealth Day in Belize in 2022". Office Holidays. Retrieved 2022-08-30. <a href="https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/sovereigns-daycommonwealth-day" target="_blank">https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/sovereigns-daycommonwealth-day</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:2">"First export of wheat under U.N. deal as two more ships leave Ukraine". SWI swissinfo.ch. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-30. <a href="https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/reuters/first-export-of-wheat-under-u-n--deal-as-two-more-ships-leave-ukraine/47821768" target="_blank">https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/reuters/first-export-of-wheat-under-u-n--deal-as-two-more-ships-leave-ukraine/47821768</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:3">"Belize Public Holidays 2022". PublicHolidays.bz. Retrieved 2022-08-30. <a href="https://publicholidays.bz/2022-dates/" target="_blank">https://publicholidays.bz/2022-dates/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:4">Charles is now King after Queen Elizabeth's death <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/474449/charles-is-now-king-after-queen-elizabeth-s-death" target="_blank">https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/474449/charles-is-now-king-after-queen-elizabeth-s-death</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:5">London Bridge is Down <a href="https://edition.channel5belize.com/archives/240570" target="_blank">https://edition.channel5belize.com/archives/240570</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:6">"Gov't Of Belize Declares One-Time Holiday To Observe Queen's Funeral". 7 News. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022. <a href="http://www.7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=63437" target="_blank">http://www.7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=63437</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:7">"GG Froyla Tzalam to Attend The Queen's Funeral". LoveFM. 9 September 2022. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022. <a href="https://lovefm.com/gg-froyla-tzalam-to-attend-the-queens-funeral/" target="_blank">https://lovefm.com/gg-froyla-tzalam-to-attend-the-queens-funeral/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:8">BBNTEAM (2022-02-10). "Former Prime Minister Right Honourable Sir Manuel Esquivel passes". Belize News and Opinion on www.breakingbelizenews.com. Retrieved 2022-08-30. <a href="https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2022/02/10/former-prime-minister-right-honourable-sir-manuel-esquivel-passes/" target="_blank">https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2022/02/10/former-prime-minister-right-honourable-sir-manuel-esquivel-passes/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:9">"BREAKING: Colorful former Government Minister Melvin Hulse Jr dies". Belize News and Opinion on www.breakingbelizenews.com. 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2022-08-30. <a href="https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2022/04/06/breaking-colorful-former-government-minister-melvin-hulse-jr-dies/" target="_blank">https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2022/04/06/breaking-colorful-former-government-minister-melvin-hulse-jr-dies/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:10">BBNTEAM (2022-07-10). "Former United Democratic Party leader turned PUP parliamentarian Dr Theodore Aranda dies". Belize News and Opinion on www.breakingbelizenews.com. Retrieved 2022-08-30. <a href="https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2022/07/10/former-united-democratic-party-leader-turned-pup-parliamentarian-dr-theodore-aranda-dies/" target="_blank">https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2022/07/10/former-united-democratic-party-leader-turned-pup-parliamentarian-dr-theodore-aranda-dies/</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:11">Belize’s Head of State, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, dies at 96 <a href="https://www.sanpedrosun.com/community-and-society/2022/09/08/belizes-head-of-state-her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii-dies-at-96/" target="_blank">https://www.sanpedrosun.com/community-and-society/2022/09/08/belizes-head-of-state-her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii-dies-at-96/</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:12">“The Queen of Belize” Is Dead <a href="https://www.7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=63385" target="_blank">https://www.7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=63385</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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