Gilchrist Olympio

Gilchrist Olympio (cropped)

Gilchrist Olympio (born 26 December 1936) is a Togolese politician who was a long-time opponent of the regime of Gnassingbé Eyadéma and was President of the Union of Forces for Change (UFC), Togo's main opposition party from the 1990s til 2013.[1] Olympio is the son of Sylvanus Olympio, Togo's first President, who was assassinated in a 1963 coup.

  1. ^ Profile at UFC website (in French).

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