Emmanuel Bodjollé (born 1928) is a Togolese former military officer who was Chairman of the nine-member Insurrection Committee that overthrew the government of PresidentSylvanus Olympio on 13 January 1963.[1]
Bodjollé, a former master-sergeant in the French army,[2] had been among a group of around 300 soldiers who on discharge from the French services had not been integrated into the Togolese army.[3] He led a conspiracy of around thirty other former non-commissioned officers, who arrested the ministers of Olympio's government. The coup saw former president Olympio shot dead at the gate of the US embassy compound by Etienne Eyadéma, later known as Gnassingbé Eyadéma, a later president of Togo.[4]
emmanuel, bodjollé, born, 1928, togolese, former, military, officer, chairman, nine, member, insurrection, committee, that, overthrew, government, president, sylvanus, olympio, january, 1963, bodjollé, 1985acting, president, togoin, office, january, 1963, janu. Emmanuel Bodjolle born 1928 is a Togolese former military officer who was Chairman of the nine member Insurrection Committee that overthrew the government of President Sylvanus Olympio on 13 January 1963 1 Emmanuel BodjolleBodjolle in 1985Acting President of TogoIn office 13 January 1963 15 January 1963Preceded bySylvanus OlympioSucceeded byNicolas GrunitzkyPersonal detailsBorn1928 age 94 95 OccupationSoldierKnown forChairman of the nine member Insurrection Committee that overthrew the government of Togolese President Sylvanus OlympioBiography EditBodjolle a former master sergeant in the French army 2 had been among a group of around 300 soldiers who on discharge from the French services had not been integrated into the Togolese army 3 He led a conspiracy of around thirty other former non commissioned officers who arrested the ministers of Olympio s government The coup saw former president Olympio shot dead at the gate of the US embassy compound by Etienne Eyadema later known as Gnassingbe Eyadema a later president of Togo 4 Bodjolle s coup installed Nicolas Grunitzky as Togolese leader 3 References Edit Togo power held by disgruntled former soldiers Hartford Courant 15 January 1963 Adebajo Adekeye 2004 West Africa s security challenges building peace in a troubled region Lynne Rienner p 147 ISBN 1 58826 284 7 a b Onwumechili Chuka 1998 African democratization and military coups Greenwood p 53 ISBN 0 275 96325 X Death at the gate Time 25 January 1963 Archived from the original on September 30 2007 This article about a Togolese politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Emmanuel Bodjolle amp oldid 1097121652, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
