Sylvanus Olympio

President of Togo from 1960 to 1963

Sylvanus Épiphanio Olympio (French pronunciation: [silvany epifanjo ɔlɛ̃pjo]; 6 September 1902 – 13 January 1963) 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 1900s. After graduating from the London School of Economics, he worked for Unilever and became the general manager of the African operations of that company.

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