Teuku Umar

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1854 – 1899

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Who was Teuku Umar?

Teuku Umar was a leader of a guerrilla campaign against the Dutch in Aceh during the Aceh War. He fell when Dutch troops launched a surprise attack in Meulaboh. His body was buried in the Mugo area. After Teuku Umar's death, his wife Cut Nyak Dhien continued to lead the guerrillas against the Dutch. He was later made a Pahlawan Nasional Indonesia.

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Born
1854
Indonesia
Spouses
Ethnicity
  • Acehnese people
Died
Feb 11, 1899
Meulaboh

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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