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Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio

President of Togo (1902-1963)
Person Human Q312667
Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio
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Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
September 6, 1902
Date of death
January 13, 1963
Place of birth
Lomé
Place of death
Lomé
Country of citizenship
Togo[12]
Occupation
politician
Position held
President of Togo, President of the Council of Ministers of Togo, Justice Minister of Togo[13][14][15]
Educated at
London School of Economics and Political Science[16]
Member of political party
Party of Togolese Unity[19]
Award received
Order of Mono[17]
Father
Epiphanio Elpidio Olympio[7]
Mother
Fidélia Afé[8]
Spouse
Dina Grunitzky[9]
Child
Gilchrist Olympio, Fernando Elpidio Olympio[10][11]
Cause of death
gunshot wound[20]
Work location
Togoland[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French, German[27][28]
Described by source
Dictionary of African Biography[26]
Family name
Olympio[21]
Given name
Sylvanus[22]
Manner of death
homicide[25]
Name in native language
Sylvanus Olympio[29]
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Place of burial
Agoué[6]
Relative
Octaviano Olympio[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio ar سيلفانوس أوليمبيو cs Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio cs Sylvanus Olympio el Σιλβάνους Ολίμπιο es Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio fa سیلوانوس اولیمپیو fi Sylvanus Épiphanio Olympio he סילבנוס אולימפיו id Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio ja シルバヌス・オリンピオ ko 실바누스 올림피오 ko 실바뉘스 올랭피오 ko 실바뉘 올랭피오 pl Sylvanus Kwami Epiphanio Olympio ru Олимпио, Силванус ru Олимпио, Сильванус ru Силванус Олимпио sv Olympio zh 斯尔法纳斯·奥林匹欧
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000023267198
VIAF cluster ID
51774164
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82014880
GND ID
124746020
Africultures person ID
34190
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12398733n
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
124746020
Dodis ID
P28603
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Sylvanus-Olympio
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
sylvanus-olympio
FAST ID
86523
Freebase ID
/m/038ym_
Show all 28 identifiers +16
GTAA ID
134208
IdRef ID
033024189
JRC Names ID
111964
Lex ID
Sylvanus_Olympio
Munzinger person ID
00000009107
NUKAT ID
n2016235556
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
120946424
Open Library ID
OL624237A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
331827
PM20 folder ID
pe/013028
Roglo person ID
p=sylvanus;n=olympio
Swedish National Library Arken ID
Olympio,-Sylvanus
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
sylvanus-olympio
WikiTree person ID
Olympio-2
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJymrQgXqqCJkfjDmYQ6rq
Yale LUX ID
person/2552cc33-3059-4da2-9faa-0c06c9f0f9ff

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🔗 Connections
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
German, French
Position held 2
President of the Council of Ministers of Togo, President of Togo
Award received 1
Order of Mono
Cause of death 1
gunshot wound
Child 1
Gilchrist Olympio
Children (paternal) 1
Gilchrist Olympio
Country of citizenship 1
Togo
Educated at 1
London School of Economics and Political Science
Founded entities 1
Party of Togolese Unity
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
homicide
Member of political party 1
Party of Togolese Unity
Occupation 1
politician
Place of birth 1
Lomé
Place of burial 1
Agoué
Place of death 1
Lomé
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Dina Grunitzky
Spouses 1
Dina Grunitzky
Work location 1
Togoland
← Victim(s) 1
1963 Togolese coup d'état
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Summary

Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio was born on September 6, 1902[1], in Lomé[2]. He died on January 13, 1963[3], in Lomé[4]. He worked as a politician[5].

FAQs

Where was Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio born?

Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio's place of birth was Lomé[2].

Where did Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio die?

Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio passed away in Lomé[4].

Who were Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio's parents?

Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio's father was Epiphanio Elpidio Olympio[7]. Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio's mother was Fidélia Afé[8].

Who was Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio married to?

Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio's spouses include Dina Grunitzky[9].

What did Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio do for work?

Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio worked as a politician[5].

Where did Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio go to school?

Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio was educated at London School of Economics and Political Science[16].

What awards did Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio receive?

Honors received include Order of Mono[17].

Related Entities

Lomé Togo

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . letogolais.com. letogolais.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . africa-confidential.com. africa-confidential.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65763: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64168: add GND as source to unsourced or imported family members"
  3. 26w ago · Score Beethoven · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mother → Fidélia Afé
    "Created claim: Mother: Fidélia Afé"
  4. 26w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed labels, descriptions or aliases: Add multilingual descriptions (6 languages) — multilingual descriptions for humans (P31=Q5) — deterministic from P106 (occupation)"
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