Sylvanus Olympio
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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 inc
Olympio in 1961
Olympio (right) with U.S. President John F. Kennedy, 1962
Women mourning the murder of president Olympio
Emmanuel Bodjollé
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Emmanuel Bodjollé is a Togolese former military officer who was chairman of the nine-member Insurrection Committee that overthrew the government of President Sylvanus Olympio on 13 January 1963.
Sylvanus Olympio
…of French troops began returning to their homes in Togo and were not provided enlistment in the limited Togolese military because of its small size. Emmanuel Bodjolle and Kléber Dadjo, the leaders in the Togo military, repeatedly tried to get Olympio to increase funding and enlist more of the ex-French army troops…
Bodjollé in 1985