Secretary Of State of the United States of America, Antony J. Blinken has issued a press statement this Thursday April 27, 2023 on the occasion of Togo's 63rd independence Day.
« En 1960, la quasi-totalité des pays issus de l’ancien giron français en Afrique a accédé à la souveraineté nationale. 62 ans plus tard, quel bilan fait-on de nos indépendances ? Quelles perspectives offrent à leur jeunesse ces jeunes états francophones du sud du Sahara ? »
Togo got independence on April 27, 1960. Sylvanus Olympio who was the Prime Minister since the elections supervised by the UN, became the President of the new Republic.
