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Sylvanus Olympio

1902 - 1963

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Sylvanus Épiphanio Olympio (French pronunciation: [silvany epifanjo ɔlɛ̃pjo]; 6 September 1902 – 13 January 1963) was a Togolese politician who served as 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 early 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. After World War II, Olympio became prominent in efforts for independence of Togo and his party won the 1958 election, making him the prime minister of the country. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sylvanus Olympio is the 5,409th most popular politician (down from 5,288th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Ghana (down from 6th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Ghanaian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sylvanus Olympio ranks 5,409 out of 19,576. Before him are Henri Christophe, Solamish, Euphronios, Walid Jumblatt, Hedju Hor, and Bernhardus Varenius. After him are Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro, Phoenix, Vytenis, Peter I of Cyprus, Devlet Hatun, and John Armstrong Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Sylvanus Olympio ranks 64. Before him are Mitsuo Fuchida, David O. Selznick, Josep Samitier, Oskar Morgenstern, Shigeyoshi Suzuki, and Wilhelm Stuckart. After him are Kirill Moskalenko, Léon M'ba, Anatole Litvak, Marcel Aymé, Richard Rodgers, and Ion Gheorghe Maurer. Among people deceased in 1963, Sylvanus Olympio ranks 43. Before him are Princess Alexandra of Hanover, Georg-Hans Reinhardt, Piero Manzoni, Michael Rockefeller, Sabu Dastagir, and Pedro Armendáriz. After him are Mohammad Ali Bogra, Sivananda Saraswati, Remedios Varo, Rikidōzan, Alois Hudal, and Hubert Pierlot.

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In Ghana

Among people born in Ghana, Sylvanus Olympio ranks 8 out of 162. Before him are Kwame Nkrumah (1909), Peter Turkson (1948), John Mahama (1958), John Atta Mills (1944), Nana Akufo-Addo (1944), and Marcel Desailly (1968). After him are Abedi Pele (1964), John Kufuor (1938), Jerry Rawlings (1947), Anton Wilhelm Amo (1703), Peter Mensah (1959), and Efua Dorkenoo (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ghana

Among politicians born in Ghana, Sylvanus Olympio ranks 5. Before him are Kwame Nkrumah (1909), John Mahama (1958), John Atta Mills (1944), and Nana Akufo-Addo (1944). After him are John Kufuor (1938), Jerry Rawlings (1947), Clement Quartey (1938), Joseph Arthur Ankrah (1915), Hilla Limann (1934), Ignatius Kutu Acheampong (1931), and Fred Akuffo (1937).

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