Benito Sylvain
Benito Sylvain | |
|---|---|
| Aide and Adjutant to Menelik II | |
| In office 1897–1906 | |
| Leader | Menelik II |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marie-Joseph Benoît d'Artagnan Sylvain 21 March 1868 Port-de-Paix, Haiti |
| Died | 3 January 1915 (aged 46) Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Haiti Ethiopian Empire |
Benito Sylvain (born Marie-Joseph Benoît d'Artagnan Sylvain; 21 March 1868 – 3 January 1915) was a Haitian journalist, diplomat, lawyer. He also participated and organized the 1900 Pan-African Conference and was a close friend of W.E.B Dubois.
Sylvain pathed the connection between Afro-descendants and Africans and became a representative for these groups that were colonized by France. He is arguably considered to be a pioneer of Pan-Africanism.