Benito Sylvain

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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(1915-01-03) (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.