Alice Koroma

Alice Rosalyn Koroma (June 27, 1932 – July 6, 2012 ) was the mother of Sierra Leone's president, Ernest Bai Koroma, and a longtime primary school teacher in Makeni. She was a long time member of the Wesleyan Church congregation in Makeni; and in the 1960s she was a member of the Makeni city council from the All People's Congress (APC) party. Koroma, whose political career stems back to the 1960s "was a strong supporter" and "advocate of women’s rights". She was very active in the political scene of Sierra Leone and was a former leader of the All People's Congress (APC) Women's Congresss in Bombali District in the later half of the 1960s.

Koroma, who was reportedly not suffering from any illness, died unexpectedly on June 6, 2012 in her home in the northern city of Makeni. Her death was a shocking news across Sierra Leone and many Sierra Leoneans, including politicians regardless of political parties, civil servants, religious leaders, journalists and the general population express condolences and sympathy to President Koroma and his family.

Early life
Koroma was bon on June 27, 1930 in the then village of Kamabai, Biriwa Chiefdom, Bombali District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone to ethnic Limba parents. She was raised in a deeply religious Christian household. She later moved to Makeni to further her education.

Family
Koroma was married to a deeply religious Christian preacher, Silvanus Koroma, a native of Makeni. The couple had seven children and resided in makeni. She and her husband where longtime members of the Wesleyan Church congregation in Makeni. Their oldest son is Sierra Leone's president Ernest Bai Koroma.

Death
Koroma, who was reportedly not suffering from any illness, died unexpectedly on July 6, 2012 in her home in the northern city of Makeni. Her death was a shocking news across Sierra Leone and many Sierra Leoneans, including politicians, civil servants, religious leaders, journalists and the general population express condolences and sympathy to President Koroma and his family.