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Togo

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Togo ranks 138th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Yemen, Tajikistan, and Nicaragua. Memorable people born in present day Togo include Gnassingbé Eyadéma, Emmanuel Adebayor, and Nicéphore Soglo. Memorable people who died in Togo include Sylvanus Olympio, and Massamasso Tchangai. Togo has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players.

Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It is one of the least developed countries and extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its capital, Lomé, is located. It is a small, tropical country, spanning 57,000 square kilometres with a population of approximately 8 million, and it has a width of less than 115 km (71 mi) between Ghana and its eastern neighbour Benin. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1913 and 2000, present day Togo was the birth place of 35 globally memorable people, including Gnassingbé Eyadéma, Emmanuel Adebayor, and Nicéphore Soglo. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Togo including Sylvanus Olympio, and Massamasso Tchangai.

People Born in Present Day Togo

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People Deceased in Present Day Togo

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Togo were soccer players (24), politicians (9), writers (1), and athletes (1),  while most who died were politicians (1), and soccer players (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Togo, including Emmanuel Adebayor, Mohamed Kader, and Kossi Agassa. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Togo, including Emmanuel Adebayor, Mohamed Kader, and Kossi Agassa.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in present day Togo since 1700.