Drama cut nyak dien biographies
Teuku umar.
Cut Nyak Dhien
Acehnese guerrilla leader (1848–1908)
Cut Nyak Dhien (VOSS: Tjoet Nja' Dhien; c.
Drama cut nyak dien biographies
1848–6 November 1908)[1] was a leader of the Acehnese guerrilla forces during the Aceh War. Following the death of her husband Teuku Umar, she led guerrilla actions against the Dutch for 25 years. She was posthumously awarded the title of National Hero of Indonesia on 2 May 1964 by the Indonesian government.[2]
Early life
Cut Nyak Dhien was born into a Muslim aristocratic family in Aceh Besar in VI mukim district in 1848.
Her father, Teuku Nanta Setia, was a member of the ruling Ulèë Balang aristocratic class in VI mukim, and her mother was also from an aristocrat family. She was educated in religion and household matters. She was renowned for her beauty, and many men proposed to her until her parents arranged for her marriage to Teuku Cek Ibrahim Lamnga, the son of an aristocratic family, when she was twelve.
Aceh War
On 26 March 1873, the Dutch decla