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Togo's first president, Sylvanus Olympio (pictured), was assassinated by military officers in a coup d'état led by Emmanuel Bodjollé, Étienne Eyadéma, and Kléber Dadjo.
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President of Togo from 1960 to 1963
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Coup that assassinated President Sylvanus Olympio
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Togolese soldier who led the 1963 coup d'état
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Gnassingbé Eyadéma
President of Togo from 1967 to 2005
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Kléber Dadjo
President of Togo in 1967
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