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TEUKU UNIQUE

UMAR FACT

ACEH

Teuku Umar switched sides and joined

Teuku Umar was born in 1854 in the Dutch in 1884 after a treaty with

Meulaboh. At the age of 19 (1873), them. However, after feeling betrayed

Teuku Umar was already involved in the by the Dutch, he returned to lead the

War in Aceh. He was always accompa— Aceh resistance in 1896, continuing his

nied by his wife Cut Nya' Dien. The Aceh War was able to last for a fight against colonialism. This switch

long time because: the leadership of the Ulama, the hilly terrain, showed his intelligence and political

and the spirit of jihad warfare. The Aceh War lasted from 1873- tactics in the face of changing

1904, a protracted war. At a battle of 2122 (February 10, 1899, circumstances.

night) Teuku Umar was shot and died as a national kusuma.

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