Madam Lucy Gulama
Great Wife of Kaiyamba Chiefdom
Reignunknown - 1953
Born26 September 1896
Moyamba, Sierra Leone
Died1966
Moyamba, Sierra Leone
Burial
Moyamba, Sierra Leone
SpouseParamount Chief Julius Gulama
IssueSamuel, Ella, Komeh
HouseGulama

Madam Lucy Gulama (born 26 September 1896 - 1966)[1] was the wife of Sierra Leonean Paramount Chief Julius Gulama.[2]

Madam Lucy was the matriarch of one of Sierra Leone's most powerful noble families. She is the mother of Paramount Chief Madam Ella Koblo Gulama and Komeh Gulama Lansana,[2] the widow of Brigadier David Lansana, the late Commander of Sierra Leone's Armed Forces who briefly served as a military junta leader before his removal and subsequent execution after a counter coup in 1975.[3]

Her husband Julius Gulama was Paramount Chief of Kaiyamba Chiefdom.[2] He was a beloved and revered figure in Sierra Leone, who is remembered for his efforts to unite the country's various ethnic groups together. He was a passionate advocate of education in Sierra Leone.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Active Centralized Empowerment (2017-12-13). Shortened version of Journey (Video).
  2. 1 2 3 4 Tribute to the Honourable PC Ella Koblo Gulama
  3. ↑ Woods, Larry J. (2010). Military Interventions in Sierra Leone: Lessons from a Failed State. DIANE Publishing. ISBN 9781437923100. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
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