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Coup d'état in Togo results in the assassination of president Sylvanus Olympio.
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1963 Togolese coup d'état
Coup that assassinated President Sylvanus Olympio
The 1963 Togolese coup d'état was a military coup that occurred in the West African country of Togo on 13 January 1963. The coup leaders — notably Emmanuel Bodjollé, Étienne Eyadéma and Kléber Dadjo — took over government buildings, arrested most of the cabinet, and French…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Togo
Country in West Africa
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It is one of the least developed countries and extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its capital, Lomé, is located. It…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sylvanus Olympio
President of Togo from 1960 to 1963
Sylvanus Épiphanio Olympio was a Togolese politician who was 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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)