Momoh Gulama
Encyclopedia
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 Gulama
.
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...
who ruled Kaiyamba Chiefdom in 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...
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Momoh 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...
. He is the father of Paramount Chief Julius Gulama
Julius Gulama
style="float:right;"|Paramount Chief Julius Gulama was a Sierra Leonean paramount chief and politician. He was one of the founding members of the Sierra Leone People's Party. He was the father of Ella Koblo Gulama....
and Paramount Chief Madam 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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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