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unusual facts about Sylvanus Olympio


Olympio family

Sylvanus Olympio (1902 - 13 January 1963), first Togolese prime minister and president



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1963 Togolese coup d'état

During World War II, the French Vichy government considered the powerful Olimpio family of Togo to be pro-British and so many members were arrested, including Sylvanus Olympio who was held for a significant time in a prison in the remote city of Djougou (in present-day Benin).