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. 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Charles Taylor, who ruled Liberia between 1997 and 2003, was of mixed Gola and Americo-Liberian ancestry. Charles Taylor announces his resignation on Liberian TV, 2003 Charles Ghankay Taylor (born January 28, 1948) was the President of Liberia from 1997 to 2003. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Americo-Liberians are the relatively wealthy elite of Liberia. ...
The name Gola is a possible source for the name of the Gullah people of the insular southeast United States. Gullah is the name of both an ethnic group and its English-African creole language. ...
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