Madam Lucy Gulama | |
Great Wife of Kaiyamba Chiefdom | |
Reign: | unknown - 1953 |
Spouse: | Paramount Chief Julius Gulama |
Issue: | Samuel, Ella, Komeh |
Royal House: | Gulama |
Birth Date: | 26 September 1896 |
Birth Place: | Moyamba, Sierra Leone |
Death Date: | 1966 |
Death Place: | Moyamba, Sierra Leone |
Place Of Burial: | Moyamba, Sierra Leone |
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]