District autonome d'Abidjan

Le district autonome d'Abidjan est un district de Côte d'Ivoire, en Afrique de l'ouest, qui a pour chef-lieu Abidjan, la capitale économique du pays. C'est une entité territoriale particulière dotée de la personnalité morale et d'une autonomie financière. En 2021, sa population est de 6 321 017 habitants. Il s'étend au sud-est côtier du pays et ne comprend pas de régions (à l'inverse de la plupart des districts ivoiriens) mais quatre sous-préfectures (Anyama, Bingerville, Brofodoume et Songon) ainsi que les dix communes de l'ancienne Ville d'Abidjan (Abobo, Adjamé, Attécoubé, Cocody, Koumassi, Marcory, Le Plateau, Port-Bouët, Treichville et Yopougon).

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Archdiocese of Abidjan

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire.

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St. Paul's Cathedral, Abidjan

St Paul's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in the city of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The cathedral, which was designed by the Italian architect Aldo Spirito, serves as the mother church for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan. The first stone of the cathedral was consecrated on May 11, 1980, by Pope John Paul II during his first pastoral visit to Côte d'Ivoire. He further dedicated the building upon completion on August 10, 1985, during a second visit to the country to lay the foundation for the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro. The cost of implementing this modern architectural edifice, reputedly the second largest church on the African continent, and one of the largest cathedrals in the world, was estimated at $12 million. Architecturally, the cathedral is unique and modern, built to meet the aspirations of the people of Côte d'Ivoire.

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2013 Houphouët-Boigny stampede

The 2013 Houphouët-Boigny stampede was a crowd crush that 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 crush incident occurred at the stadium. President Alassane Ouattara declared three days of mourning and promised an investigation.

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Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium

The Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, nicknamed Le Félicia, is a multi-purpose stadium, which can host football, rugby union and athletics, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It is the former national stadium of the Ivory Coast national football team. It is named after the first president of the country, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, and is located in the commune of Le Plateau. The stadium has a capacity of 33,000. It also hosts matches of ASEC Mimosas. It has been the site of several deadly stampedes.

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National Assembly

The National Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Ivory Coast since November 2016. From 1960 to 2016, the National Assembly was Ivory Coast's unicameral legislative body. Evolved from semi-representative bodies of the French Colonial period, the first National Assembly was constituted on 27 November 1960 with 70 elected members in accordance with the Constitution of 31 October 1960, which created the First Republic. Legislative power in Ivory Coast is exercised by Deputies elected from Constituencies by a Scrutin de Liste or Plurality-at-large voting which has neither a proportional representation or panachage element common in many such systems. The powers of this Assembly expire at the end of its second regular session in the fifth year of its mandate. The Assembly is then reformed by election from candidates who must be Ivorian citizens of 25 years or older who have never renounced their Ivorian nationality. The first National Assembly of the Second Republic of Ivory Coast elected for the period 2000–2005 was marked by both internal political crisis and the Ivorian Civil War. No elections were held in 2005, but with the peace deal ending the Civil War, elections are expected on 30 November 2008. The 2011 Ivorian parliamentary election was dominated by the Rally of the Republicans, the party of President Alassane Ouattara, followed by the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally. The current National Assembly is made up of 255 elected officials, with the National Assembly president post being vacant.

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Ce district fut créé en 2011 par un décret n°2011-263 du 28 septembre portant organisation du territoire national en districts et régions, puis son statut fut précisé par une loi n° 2014-453 du 05 août 2014 portant statut du District Autonome d'Abidjan.