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Sylvanus Olympio

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Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio (6 September 1902 – 13 January 1963) was a Togolese politician who served as Prime Minister, and then President, of Togo from 1958 until his assassination in 1963. [1]

38 relations: African and Malagasy Union, Agoué, Ahmed Sékou Touré, Antoine Meatchi, Coup d'état, Djougou, Emmanuel Bodjollé, Ewe people, French Dahomey, Gilchrist Olympio, Gnassingbé Eyadéma, Harold Laski, John F. Kennedy, Joseph Kokou Koffigoh, Juvento, Kléber Dadjo, Kwame Nkrumah, Leon B. Poullada, List of Presidents of Togo, List of Prime Ministers of Togo, Lomé, London School of Economics, Nicolas Grunitzky, Octaviano Olympio, One-party state, Organisation of African Unity, Party of Togolese Unity, Society of the Divine Word, Togo, Togoland, Togolese Party of Progress, Unilever, Union of Forces for Change, United Africa Company, United Nations Trusteeship Council, Vichy France, Western Bloc, 1963 Togolese coup d'état.

African and Malagasy Union

The African and Malagasy Union (AMU) (Union Africaine et Malgache (UAM)) was an intergovernmental organization created to promote cooperation among newly independent states in Francophone Africa.

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Agoué

Agoué is an arrondissement in the Mono department of Benin.

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Ahmed Sékou Touré

Ahmed Sékou Touré (var. Ahmed Sheku Turay) (January 9, 1922 – March 26, 1984) was a Guinean political leader who was elected as the first President of Guinea, serving from 1958 until his death in 1984.

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Antoine Meatchi

Antoine Meatchi (15 September 1915 – March 1984) was a Togolese politician.

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Coup d'état

A coup d'état, also known simply as a coup, a putsch, golpe de estado, or an overthrow, is a type of revolution, where the illegal and overt seizure of a state by the military or other elites within the state apparatus occurs.

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Djougou

Djougou is the largest city in northwestern Benin.

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Emmanuel Bodjollé

Emmanuel Bodjollé (born 1928) was Chairman of the nine-member Insurrection Committee that overthrew the government of Togolese President Sylvanus Olympio on 13 January 1963.

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Ewe people

The Ewe people (Eʋeawó, lit. "Ewe people"; or Mono Kple Volta Tɔ́sisiwo Dome, lit. "Ewe nation","Eʋenyigba" Eweland) are an African ethnic group.

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French Dahomey

French Dahomey was a French colony of and a part of French West Africa from 1904 to 1958.

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Gilchrist Olympio

Gilchrist Olympio (born 26 December 1936) is a Togolese politician who was a long-time opponent of the regime of Gnassingbe Eyadema and was President of the Union of Forces for Change (UFC), Togo's main opposition party from the 1990s til 2013.

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Gnassingbé Eyadéma

Gnassingbé Eyadéma (born Étienne Eyadéma, December 26, 1935 – February 5, 2005) was the President of Togo from 1967 until his death in 2005.

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Harold Laski

Harold Joseph Laski (30 June 1893 – 24 March 1950) was a British political theorist, economist, author, and lecturer.

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John F. Kennedy

John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), commonly referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963.

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Joseph Kokou Koffigoh

Joseph Kokou Koffigoh (born 1948, CENI website.) is a Togolese politician, human rights activist, and a poet who served as Prime Minister of Togo from 27 August 1991 to 25 April 1994.

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Juvento

Juvento, also known as the Mouvement de Jeunesse Togolaise (lit. Togolese Youth Movement), is a social democratic political party in Togo.

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Kléber Dadjo

Kléber Dadjo (12 August 1914 – 23 September 1988 or 23 September 1989) served as Interim President of Togo in his role as Chairman of the National Reconciliation Committee from 14 January 1967 to 14 April 1967 following the overthrow of President Nicolas Grunitzky's government.

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Kwame Nkrumah

Kwame Nkrumah PC (21 September 1909 – 27 April 1972) was a Ghanaian politician and revolutionary.

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Leon B. Poullada

Leon B. Poullada (13 April 1913 – 17 July 1987) was an American diplomat, the son of a Mexican immigrant doctor, and served as an Ambassador to Togo under the Kennedy Administration.

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List of Presidents of Togo

This is a list of Presidents of Togo since the formation of the post of President in 1960, to the present day.

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List of Prime Ministers of Togo

This is a list of Prime Ministers of Togo since the formation of the post of Prime Minister in 1960, to the present day.

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Lomé

Lomé, with a population of 837,437 (metro population 1,570,283), is the capital and largest city of Togo.

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London School of Economics

The London School of Economics (officially The London School of Economics and Political Science, often referred to as LSE) is a public research university located in London, England and a constituent college of the federal University of London.

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Nicolas Grunitzky

Nicolas Grunitzky (April 5, 1913 – September 27, 1969) was the second president of Togo and its third head of state.

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Octaviano Olympio

Octaviano Olympio (died 1940) was an Afro-Brazilian trader who helped expand Lomé, the future capital of Togoland and Togo.

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One-party state

A one-party state, single-party state, one-party system, or single-party system is a type of state in which one political party has the right to form the government, usually based on the existing constitution.

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Organisation of African Unity

The Organisation of African Unity (OAU; Organisation de l'unité africaine (OUA)) was established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with 32 signatory governments.

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Party of Togolese Unity

Party of Togolese Unity (in French: Parti de l'unité togolaise), initially known as the Committee of Togolese Unity (Comité de l'unité togolaise), was a political party in Togo.

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Society of the Divine Word

The Society of the Divine Word (Societas Verbi Divini, abbreviated SVD), popularly called Verbites or the Divine Word Missionaries, and sometimes the Steyler Missionaries, is a missionary religious congregation in the Latin Church, one of the 24 sui iuris churches which make up the Catholic Church.

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Togo

Togo, officially the Togolese Republic (République Togolaise), is a sovereign state in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north.

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Togoland

Togoland was a German protectorate in West Africa from 1884 to 1914, encompassing what is now the nation of Togo and most of what is now the Volta Region of Ghana, approximately 77,355 km2 (29,867 sq mi) in size.

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Togolese Party of Progress

The Togolese Party of Progress (Parti togolais du progrès, PTP) was a political party in Togo.

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Unilever

Unilever () is a British-Dutch transnational consumer goods company co-headquartered in London, United Kingdom and Rotterdam, Netherlands.

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Union of Forces for Change

| The Union of Forces for Change (Union des Forces du Changement) is an opposition political party in Togo.

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United Africa Company

The United Africa Company (UAC) was a British company which principally traded in West Africa during the 20th century.

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United Nations Trusteeship Council

The United Nations Trusteeship Council (Le Conseil de tutelle des Nations unies), one of the principal organs of the United Nations, was established to help ensure that trust territories were administered in the best interests of their inhabitants and of international peace and security.

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Vichy France

Vichy France (Régime de Vichy) is the common name of the French State (État français) headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II.

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Western Bloc

The Western Bloc during the Cold War refers to the countries allied with the United States and NATO against the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact.

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1963 Togolese coup d'état

The 1963 Togolese coup d'état was a military coup that occurred in the country of Togo on 13 January 1963.

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Redirects here:

Sylvanus E. Olympio, Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvanus_Olympio

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