Sylvanus Olympio
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Gender | Male |
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Date of birth | September 6,1902 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Kpando |
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Assassinated | Lomé, Togo |
Party | Party of Togolese Unity |
Presidential term | April 27, 1960 – January 13, 1963 |
April 9, 1961 – January 13, 1963 | |
Children | Gilchrist Olympio |
Education | London School of Economics and Political Science |
Nationality | Togolese |
Previous position | President of Togo (1961–1963) |
Founded | Party Of Togolese Unity |
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ID | 1347048 |
Sylvanus Olympio Life story
Sylvanus Épiphanio Olympio was a Togolese politician who served as prime minister, and then president, of Togo from 1958 until his assassination in 1963. He came from the important Olympio family, which included his uncle Octaviano Olympio, one of the richest people in Togo in the early 1900s.