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Paramount Chief Julius Gulama was a Sierra Leonean paramount chief

Paramount chief

A paramount chief is the highest-level traditional chief or political leader in a regional or local polity or country typically administered politically with a chief-based system. This definition is used occasionally in anthropological and archaeological theory to refer to the rulers of multiple...

 and politician

Politician

A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...

. He was one of the founding members of the Sierra Leone People's Party

Sierra Leone People's Party

Sierra Leone People's Party is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, along with the All People's Congress .-Formation:...

. He was the father of Ella Koblo Gulama

Ella Koblo Gulama

style="float:right;"|Ella Koblo Gulama was a Sierra Leonean paramount chief and politician. In 1957, she became the first elected female Member of Parliament in Sierra Leone and all of sub-Saharan Africa. She was re-elected in 1962...

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Julius Gulama is the son of Paramount Chief Momoh Gulama

Momoh Gulama

Paramount Chief Julius Gulama was a famous Sierra Leonean paramount chief who ruled Kaiyamba Chiefdom in Moyamba District.Momoh was born in Moyamba, Moyamba District in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. He is the father of Paramount Chief Julius Gulama and Paramount Chief Madam Ella Koblo...

, Julius was Paramount Chief of Kaiyamba Chiefdom. He was born in Moyamba

Moyamba

Moyamba is the capital and largest city of Moyamba District, in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone, with a population of 11,485 in the 2004 census. The city is about 48 miles southeast of the capital, Freetown. The population of the city is ethnically diverse although the Mende people make up...

, Moyamba District

Moyamba District

Moyamba District is a district in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone with a population of 260,910 in the 2004 census. Its capital and largest city is Moyamba. The other major towns include Njala, Rotifunk and Shenge...

 in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...

. The Gulamas are ethnic Mende

Mende people

The Mende people are one of the two largest and most dominant ethnic group in Sierra Leone, along with the Temne. The Mende make up 30% of Sierra Leone's total population or 1,932,015 members...

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and another daughter Komeh Gulama who later married Brigadier David Lansana

David Lansana

Brigadier David Lansana was one of the very few Sierra Leoneans to be educated at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, England during the colonial period. As Lieutenant David Lansana he was a frequent and popular visitor to the home of Sir Robert de Zouche Hall, Governor of Sierra Leone...

, Commander of Sierra Leone's Armed Forces.

Julius became Paramount Chief of Kaiyamba Chiefdom.

Chief Gulama worked hard to unite Sierra Leoneans of all ethnic groups together. He was a passionate advocate of education in Sierra Leone and he helped establish the BO Government School

External links

• The life and Times of Honourable PC Madam Ella Koblo Gulama of Sierra Leone By Awareness Times, September 26, 2006
• Tribute to the Honourable PC Ella Koblo Gulama, Sierra Connection
• Women Leaders In Africa