Julius Gulama
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Julius Momoh Gulama (born Julius Foday Cole, 1893 – 8 March 1951) was a Sierra Leonean King, statesman and educator in the pre-independence era.[1][2] As King of Kaiyamba Chiefdom, he ruled the largest and most powerful Mende chiefdom in the Sierra Leone.
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Julis Momoh Gulama | |
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King of Kaiyamba kingdom now Chiefdom, Moyamba District | |
Reign | 1928–1951 |
Predecessor | King Momoh Gulama |
Successor | Ella Koblo Gulama |
Born | 1893 Moyamba, British Sierra Leone |
Died | 8 March 1951(1951-03-08) (aged 57–58) Moyamba, Sierra Leone |
Burial | Moyamba, Sierra Leone |
Spouse | Madam Lucy |
Issue | Samuel, Ella, Komeh Messie, Yebu |
House | Gulama |
Father | King Momoh Gulama |
Mother | King Consort Talla Gulama |
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Gulama was a founding member of two key organizations that worked towards independence for Sierra Leone: the Protectorate Educational Progressive Union (PEPU) and the Sierra Leone Organizational Society (SOS). When Sierra Leone became independent, both organizations merged to form the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP).[2]
He was the father of Ella Koblo Gulama and Komeh Gulama Lansana.[2]