Ella Koblo Gulama
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Paramount Chief Ella Koblo Gulama OBE, GCOR (26 January 1921 – 9 September 2006)[1] was a Sierra Leonean paramount chief and politician. In 1957, she became the first elected female Member of Parliament in Sierra Leone. [citation needed] She was re-elected in 1962. During the government of Milton Margai, Gulama became Sierra Leone and sub-Saharan Africa's first female Cabinet Minister. [citation needed]
Madam Ella Koblo-Gulama OBE, GCOR | |
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Paramount Chief of Kaiyamba Chiefdom, Moyamba District | |
Reign | 1953–2006 |
Predecessor | Julius Momoh Gulama |
Successor | Momoh Foday Gulama |
Born | (1921-01-26)26 January 1921 Moyamba, British Sierra Leone |
Died | 9 September 2006(2006-09-09) (aged 85) Moyamba, Sierra Leone |
Burial | Moyamba, Sierra Leone |
Spouse | Bai Koblo Pathbana II |
Issue | Francis Obai Kabia Alex Soccoh Kabia |
House | Gulama |
Father | Julius Momoh Gulama |
Mother | Lucy Gulama |
Gulama represented Sierra Leone abroad and her travels took her all over Africa, Europe, North America, and the Middle East. In 1957 as a guest of the State Department, she toured the United States for 4 months during which she met with Vice-President Richard Nixon.[1]