Interview of Sylvanus Olympio on NBC Part 1/2

Interview of Sylvanus Olympio on NBC during his trip to the US in the 1960s. To learn more, check out: africanlegends....

[@harissouali6199]

Togo and the whole Africa will never forget you father Sylvanus Olympio because you're a Hero.

[@ReinitaAnne]

Togo actually had an Educated President...RIP Pepe,never got to meet him, but our family still remember him each year and they miss him

[@sawamarcandre4115]

This man was ahead on his time

[@abdouladiadjiyo9922]

He actually did

[@TheYellowgirl17]

Such an intellect! I love this whole interview💖

[@BromleyGaffer]

Greetings from Canada. Thank you for posting this.

[@marla2115]

He is the uncle of my mother 😳 i wish i could meet him before he died

[@UNISNOUSVAINCRONS1858]

L’idée de la libre circulation des personnes et des biens et la suppression des frontières artificielles était déjà les préoccupations de mon Président. Quelle merveille d’apprendre ces choses.

[@sthenrymary]

The interviewers were trying to trap him into admitting if he was leaning East, i.e, the Soviet Union. Post independence, Africa had men of high calibre. Then the soldiers came and dagbaru everything. Nkrumah, Zik, Balewa, Olympio, Lumumba, etc

[@kossiamosdzogbenyuiaziansi9130]

An exceptional polyglot,this man is a leader

[@UNISNOUSVAINCRONS1858]

Wow! My President was received in ‘This is Sunday and This is Meet The Press.

[@infotoutazimutmedia3316]

Voila ce qu on appelle leader...! Surtt lui me rend fier d'etre Togolais...!

[@bonnejourneerelaxing1876]

Fierté à ce temps il parle anglais parfait 👍🏾 France va Payer tout c’est Acte qui il a connus

[@gastonsant-anna1194]

Trop d'avance sur son temps. Respect.

[@ikeotuonyeamanchukwu504]

Very intelligent man,what a waste by a puppet of the french(eyadema)

[@kokouagbodzi9544]

Please listen to the word's of wisdom of the late and independent President of Togo.

[@adolpheprince2166]

He was too loaded, the former colonial masters saw his as a great treath, no wonder they killed him. May his soul RIP

[@smithbrandon1230]

Togolese very smart people

[@wallstreet497]

He says what he thinks and think what he says

[@babaibrahim9809]

Hmmm such a great man

[@salimbamoue883]

Rest in peace Grandpa

[@jesutomiolympio9956]

are you related to him?

[@HOUNSOULINBETOGBEYORVI]

​@@jesutomiolympio9956 he meant he is his ancestor...as any good black could think

[@christianaolympio5524]

My grandfather

[@jesutomiolympio9956]

Christiana Olympio are you related to him?

[@revolutionveriteobjectivit8964]

Very intelligent man

[@donramonn12]

Saudações do Brasil.. orgulho desse grande homem.|

[@ekowforson1157]

Saudacoes do Brasil orgulho desseBrasilnk

[@ekowforson1157]

Bbn

[@ekowforson1157]

8 i

[@lilianflynn198]

Smart Man he was!! Well educated and knowledgeable Its time these Colonials leave Africa to Africans instead of all the interferences...rot in HELL EYADEMA. ...RIP Olympio...you are already in God's bossum is since they cruelly took you away

[@komikouto]

Très intelligent mn PR

[@sthenrymary]

Fluent in English Ann's French, he was well positioned to lead the nascent republic of Togo and indeed, Africa. It's so disheartening that the military didn't let democracy strive and just wasted lives in silly coups.

[@mariuskothor329]

Is there a way to get a transcript for this video?

[@LongBonbon]

Got it. Want it?

[@milomalef]

I do! [e-mail]. Thanks!

[@pompitousoflove]

@@LongBonbon yo do you still have the transcript?

[@bonnejourneerelaxing1876]

Une question es que Eyadema parle anglais

[@dossube]

No doubt, he was a highly intelligent man. I still doubt how he was easily assassinated. Over confident? I wish he was more cautious. FUCK!

[@deliaach7336]

Merci pour les infos et la vidéo bonne continuation il faudrait mettre sur cassette vidéo ou sur CD pour que chaque africain aie ça dans sa bibliothèque c est dommage que la France elimine tous nos ledears mais cela sera un jour suis du reste du monde🙏🙏👍👍❤️❤️❤️

[@kodjozanou5164]

Respect my president

[@aped]

Togo really should be a part of Ghana and southern Ivory Coast too.

[@quentinhounyonou3771]

And west of Benin

[@gabrielamevi8379]

What a great of Togo. Miss you grandpa

[@lydiadoumon6781]

No way please do some home work about the Ewe people. Thank you

[@laisphinto6372]

if you hate indepence so much sure

[@henriomoeje8741]

Standing armies has been the bane of republican government. The Founders of America 🇺🇸 one this and Sylvanus Olympio of Togo 🇹🇬 knew this. Hence at independence, the country only had 250 soldiers and refused to expand it under pressure. Those soldiers shot him dead at the American embassy.

[@LongBonbon]

At 8:10 Max Lerner asks Olympio about Nkrumah's expansionism. What Lerner didn't know was that earlier that year, in May 1962, Olympio already had agreed upon a (somewhat secret) defense pact with France in case of an invasion by Ghana. Look at this smile of that guy when he spouts on about "cooperation of African States"! I love Olympio's swag...

[@ananiezian2703]

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