Nicolas Grunitzky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nicolas Grunitzky

Togolese President

Date of Birth: 05-Apr-1913

Place of Birth: Atakpamé, Plateaux Region, Togo

Date of Death: 27-Sep-1969

Profession: politician

Nationality: France, Togo

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Nicolas Grunitzky (French pronunciation: ?[nik?la g?ynitski]; April 5, 1913 – September 27, 1969) was the second president of Togo and its third head of state.
He was President from 1963 to 1967.
Grunitzky was Prime Minister of Togo from 1956 to 1958 under the French Colonial loi cadre system, which created a limited "national" government in their colonial possessions.
He was elected Prime Minister of Togo —still under French administration— in 1956.
Following the 1963 coup which killed his nationalist political rival Sylvanus Olympio, Grunitzky was chosen by the military committee of coup leaders to be Togo's second President.