Gola (ethnic group)

The Gola or Gula are a tribal people living in western Liberia and parts of eastern Sierra Leone. The Gola language is part of the Southern branch of the West Atlantic language family; as of 1991, it is spoken by approximately 107,000 persons.

Related Topics:
Liberia - Sierra Leone - West Atlantic - 1991

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Charles Taylor, who ruled Liberia between 1997 and 2003, was of mixed Gola and Americo-Liberian ancestry.

Related Topics:
Charles Taylor - 1997 - 2003 - Americo-Liberian

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The name Gola is a possible source for the name of the Gullah people of the insular southeast United States.

Related Topics:
Gullah - United States

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