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Togo: Understanding the Undivided Power Story of Sergeant Eyadéma in Faure Gnassingbé · Global Voices

Summary by linfodrome.com
To understand the depth of the current Togolese crisis, it is necessary to go back to the dawn of January 13, 1963. On that day, a group of soldiers from the French colonial army overturned democratically elected President Sylvanus Olympio. His assassination marks the first coup d'état in sub-Saharan Africa, breaking the democratic momentum of the young Togolese state.
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To understand the depth of the current Togolese crisis, it is necessary to go back to the dawn of January 13, 1963. On that day, a group of soldiers from the French colonial army overturned democratically elected President Sylvanus Olympio. His assassination marks the first coup d'état in sub-Saharan Africa, breaking the democratic momentum of the young Togolese state.

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linfodrome.com broke the news in on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
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