1963 Togolese coup d'état

Wann

13. Jan. 1963

Art

Putsch

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6.12° N, 1.21° E

Description

1963 coup in Togo

Coup that assassinated President Sylvanus Olympio

The 1963 Togolese coup d'état was a military coup that occurred in the West African country of Togo on 13 January 1963. The coup leaders — notably Emmanuel Bodjollé, Étienne Eyadéma and Kléber Dadjo — took over government buildings, arrested most of the cabinet, and French Commander PAUC assassinated Togo's first president, Sylvanus Olympio, outside the American embassy in Lomé.

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