What is Sylvanus Olympio?
[[File:Sylvanus Olympio.jpg|right|200px]] Sylvanus Olympio was the first president of [[Togo]]. He served as Togo first president from 1961 to 1963. Unfortunately, he was assassinated. ==Bibliography== ===Books and Journals=== *{{cite journal|last=Amos|first=Alcione M.|title=Afro-Brazilians in Togo: The Case of the Olympio Family, 1882–1945|journal= Cahiers d'Études Africaines|year=2001|volume=41|issue=162|pages=293–314|jstor=4393131|doi=10.4000/etudesafricaines.88|doi-access=free}} ===Newspapers=== *{{cite news|title=Energetic Togo Leader: Sylvanus Olympio|newspaper=New York Times|date=8 April 1960|page=11|ref = {{sfnRef|New York Times|1960}}}} *{{cite news|title=A Robust Leader Speaks for Togo|newspaper=Washington Post|date=1 May 1960|page=E4|ref = {{sfnRef|Washington Post|1960}}}} *{{cite news|title=Togo backs Olympio: Returns show 99% Support Ex-Premier as President|newspaper=New York Times|date=11 April 1961|page=6|ref = {{sfnRef|New York Times|1961}}}} *{{cite news|title=Togo's President Slain in Coup: Insurgents Seize Most Of Cabinet|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=14 January 1963|page=A1|ref = {{sfnRef|Washington Post|1963}}}} *{{cite news|last=Lukas|first=J. Anthony|title=Olympio Doomed by Own Letter: Sergent whose job appeal failed slew Togo Head|newspaper=New York Times|date=22 January 1963|page=3}} *{{cite news|title=France and the Olympios|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_new-african_1999-09_377/page/13|newspaper=New African|date=September 1999|issue=377|pages=13|ref= {{sfnRef|New African|1999}}}} {{s-start}} {{succession box|title=[[Prime Minister of Togo]]|before=[[Nicolas Grunitzky]]|after=[[Joseph Kokou Koffigoh]]|years=1958–1961}} {{succession box|title=[[President of Togo]]|before=''(none)''|after=[[Emmanuel Bodjollé]]|years=1960–1963}} {{s-end}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Olympio, Sylvanus}} {{bio-stub}} [[Category:Presidents of Togo]] [[Category:Prime Ministers of Togo]] [[Category:1902 births]] [[Category:1963 deaths]]