Julius Gulama

Julis Momoh Gulama
King of Kaiyamba kingdom now Chiefdom, Moyamba District
Reign1928–1951
PredecessorKing Momoh Gulama
SuccessorElla Koblo Gulama
Born1893
Moyamba, British Sierra Leone
Died8 March 1951(1951-03-08) (aged 57–58)
Moyamba, Sierra Leone
Burial
Moyamba, Sierra Leone
SpouseMadam Lucy
IssueSamuel, Ella, Komeh
Messie, Yebu
HouseGulama
FatherKing Momoh Gulama
MotherKing Consort Talla Gulama

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.

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]

  1. ^ Lucan, Talabi Aisie (April 2004). "The life and times of paramount chief Madam Ella Koblo Gulama". SLAWI. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  2. ^ a b c Fyle, Magbaily C. (2006-03-27). Historical Dictionary of Sierra Leone. Scarecrow Press. p. 63. Retrieved 2018-07-14. %22julius%20gulama%22.