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Events in the year 2023 in Benin.
Incumbents
Events
Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Benin
- 8 January – 2023 Beninese parliamentary election[1][2]
- Citizens in Benin head to the polls to elect the 109 members of their National Assembly.[3]
- 29 January – At least 22 people are killed and nearly two dozen are injured after a bus crashes near Dassa-Zoumé, Collines Department.[4]
- 19 June – At least two people were confirmed dead, and many others injured in a stampede during a qualifier game for the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations in Cotonou, Benin.[5]
- 23 September – At least 35 people are killed and 12 are seriously injured after an explosion at an illegal fuel depot in Sèmè-Kpodji, Ouémé Department.[6]
- 12 December – Two soldiers are killed by an improvised explosive device while riding a motorcycle in Karimama, Alibori.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ Linkpon, Stanislas (2022-11-09). "Législatives 2023 : plus de 6,6 millions électeurs inscrits sur la liste électorale". ORTB (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ↑ "IPU PARLINE database: BENIN (Assemblée nationale), Electoral system". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ↑ "Benin holds parliamentary vote, the opposition is allowed to run". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ↑ "At least 22 dead in Benin bus crash". AP NEWS. 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ↑ "Stampede during Benin-Senegal football match kills two". AL JAZEERA.
- ↑ "Dozens killed in Benin after fuel depot explodes into flames". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ↑ Opanuga, Jimisayo (2023-12-13). "Benin landmine blast kills two soldiers: security sources". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
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