Ella Koblo Gulama, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ella Koblo Gulama

Sierra Leonean politician

Date of Birth: 26-Jan-1921

Place of Birth: Moyamba, Sierra Leone

Date of Death: 10-Sep-2006

Profession: politician

Nationality: Sierra Leone

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Ella Koblo Gulama OBE, GCOR (26 January 1921 – 10 September 2006) was a Sierra Leonean paramount chief and politician.
In 1957, she became the first elected female Member of Parliament in Sierra Leone and all of Sub-Saharan Africa.
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. 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.