About Dina Grunitzky
Lived 1903 – 1964 (aged 60–61). Dina Grunitzky was a politician.
Dina Grunitzky (1903–1964) was the wife of the first president of Togo Sylvanus Olympio. She was the first First Lady of the Republic of Togo from 15 April 1961 to 13 January 1963, when her husband was assassinated during the 1963 Togolese coup d'état.
Biography Grunitzky was born in 1903. Her father was Harry Grunitzky, a German officer of Polish origin and Hodjinga who is Anlo Ewe from Keta. She was the sister of the two years older Felix and her half-brother was Nicholas Grunitzky, who was a Togolese statesman and the second president of the Republic of Togo. ), she married Sylvanus Olympio. The couple had five children; Kwassi Bonito Herbert who died on 25 August 1994, Ablavi Rosita, Kwami Gilchrist Sylvanus, Ayaba Sylvana and Kodzo Elpidio Fernando.
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Who was Dina Grunitzky?
First Lady of Togo
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Dina Grunitzky was born in 1903.
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Dina Grunitzky died in 1964.
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Dina Grunitzky was a politician.
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Dina Grunitzky's recorded nationality: Togo.
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