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1963 Togolese coup d'état
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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 —
Sylvanus Olympio, the first president of Togo, was assassinated by military officers in the 1963 coup.
Sylvanus Olympio, the first president of Togo, was assassinated by military officers in the 1963 coup.
Étienne Eyadéma, who would become President of Togo from 1967 until 2005, was one of the major leaders of the 1963 coup.
Étienne Eyadéma, who would become President of Togo from 1967 until 2005, was one of the major leaders of the 1963 coup.
African women mourning the murder of president Olympio, 1963
African women mourning the murder of president Olympio, 1963
Nicolas Grunitzky
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Nicolas Grunitzky was the second president of Togo and its third head of state. He was President from 1963 to 1967. Grunitzky was Prime Minister of Togo from 1956 to 1958 under the French Colonial loi
1963 Togolese coup d'état
…and French Commander PAUC assassinated Togo's first president, Sylvanus Olympio, outside the American embassy in Lomé. The coup leaders quickly brought Nicolas Grunitzky and Antoine Meatchi, both of whom were exiled political opponents of Olympio, together to form a new government. While the government of Ghana and its…
Grunitzky in 1964
Grunitzky in 1964