As the leader of Togo, Faure Gnassingbe holds this political title, like his father before him
[DOC] [TLE] 2016 Country Review - Country Watch [PAR] May 5, 1992 ... Togo's first president, Sylvanus Olympio, was assassinated in a military ... Faure 
Gnassingbe assumed the presidency in 2005 after his father, ... Gnassingbe 
contested the 2015 elections, and with no term limits to prevent him from .... the 
government and opposition signed an agreement to hold a national.