National hero of aceh
Profile of Teuku Umar
Name: Teuku Umar
Born: 1854, Meulaboh, Aceh Sultanate
Died : 1899, Meulaboh, Aceh Sultanate
Tomb: Mugo Village Mosque in Hulu Meulaboh River
Religion: Islam
Biography of Teuku Umar
The national hero of Teuku Umar is someone born in 1854 and comes from meulaboh, western aceh. He was a hero who sparked aceh war against the Dutch government at that time. The aceh gerliya war took place from 1873 to 1899. The father of teuku umar was the mahmud teuku who was a warrior also in the land of aceh. In the biography of Teuku umar told that since he was 19 years old he has served as village head or keuchik in meulaboh area.
The aceh war took place in 1873, in which the young teuku umar had fought alongside other fighters to drive the Dutch out. Teuku umar never received formal education, but he was a wise, clever and decisive leader in formulating various strategies of war. In addition he also has a strong personality, not easily broken up and also brave. This is what makes many people believe in his leadership. If you read a book about the biography of Teuku umar, you will know what kind of journey teuku umar life.
Teuku umar was married when he was 20 years old with a woman called Nyak Sofiah. Nyak Sofiah is the son of the globular uleebalang. Furthermore, he was also married to Nyak malighai. Nyak malighai is the daughter of the commander of XXVI suk mukim. Since her second marriage, she has a teuku degree. Finally he married a widow named Cut Nyak Dien, who was the daughter of Uncle Teuku umar. They were married in 1880. The first husband of Cut Nyak Dien was Teuku Ibrahim lamnga, but the husband of Cut Nyak Dien had died in 1878. In the biography of teuku umar, teuku umar and Cut Nyak Dien fought together to drive the Dutch out of aceh.
In 1883 the Dutch government troops surrendered to troops from teuku umar. But in 1884, there was a war between the Dutch and the people of Aceh. Teuku umar eventually joined the Dutch. At first the people of Aceh thought that teuku umar was a traitor. But it was done by teuku umar to get additional weapons and also to find out about the war strategy from the Netherlands. At that time teuku umar entered the political service and was awarded the title of johan hero. It is widely told in various biographical books teuku umar.
After successfully entering many people aceh broken Dutch. On March 30, 1896, teuku umar broke free and managed to carry weapons, ammunition, bullets and money from the Dutch government. The Dutch government was very angry and carried out a raid on the people of Aceh. On February 11, 1899, the Dutch finally found teuku umar and he died at the time of the uniformity. Those are some stories about the biography of teuku umar. May be knowledge of Indonesia national hero.