2013 Houphouët-Boigny stampede occurred as crowds departed a New Year 's Eve fireworks display in the early hours of 1 January 2013 near the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan , Ivory Coast . It resulted in 61 deaths and over 200 injuries , mostly women and children . This was the second time in four years that a fatal stampede occurred at the stadium
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2009 Houphouët-Boigny stampede
2013 Houphouët-Boigny stampede