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    Cut Nyak Dien was a female warrior in Aceh, Indonesia who fought against Dutch colonialism in the 19th century. She took up arms after her husband was killed fighting the Dutch, and became a commander leading guerrilla attacks against the colonizers for 16 years. Although eventually captured and exiled when she was old, her persistence and spirit of resistance served as an inspiration for Acehnese independence. She broke gender norms of her time by taking on a leadership role among men and demonstrating women's ability to participate fully in the fight for their homeland.

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    Cut Nyak Dien was a female warrior in Aceh, Indonesia who fought against Dutch colonialism in the 19th century. She took up arms after her husband was killed fighting the Dutch, and became a commander leading guerrilla attacks against the colonizers for 16 years. Although eventually captured and exiled when she was old, her persistence and spirit of resistance served as an inspiration for Acehnese independence. She broke gender norms of her time by taking on a leadership role among men and demonstrating women's ability to participate fully in the fight for their homeland.

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    Cut Nyak Dien was a female warrior in Aceh, Indonesia who fought against Dutch colonialism in the 19th century. She took up arms after her husband was killed fighting the Dutch, and became a commander leading guerrilla attacks against the colonizers for 16 years. Although eventually captured and exiled when she was old, her persistence and spirit of resistance served as an inspiration for Acehnese independence. She broke gender norms of her time by taking on a leadership role among men and demonstrating women's ability to participate fully in the fight for their homeland.

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    Cut Nyak Dien was a female warrior in Aceh, Indonesia who fought against Dutch colonialism in the 19th century. She took up arms after her husband was killed fighting the Dutch, and became a commander leading guerrilla attacks against the colonizers for 16 years. Although eventually captured and exiled when she was old, her persistence and spirit of resistance served as an inspiration for Acehnese independence. She broke gender norms of her time by taking on a leadership role among men and demonstrating women's ability to participate fully in the fight for their homeland.

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    CUT NYAK DIEN: THE LIONESS OF ANDALAS

    Cut Nyak Dien was awarded Nation’s Heroine in May 2nd 1964 by President Soekarno. She was
    one of the first women warriors recorded in Indonesian history. Her persistence and unbroken
    spirit set the ground for her own people, citizens of Aceh, to fight back Colonialism. Born in
    1848 from an aristocratic and religious family in Lampadang, Cut Nyak Dien was an attractive
    and gorgeous girl. That is why she was married in a very young age, 12 years old, to Teuku Cek
    Ibrahim Lamnga, son from an uleebalang (elder).
    Since Aceh was invaded by the Dutch colonialism, her husband, Ibrahim Lamnga fought in the
    front line to defend their homeland while she boosted the spirit of the army from behind.
    Unfortunately, in June 29th 1878, Ibrahim Lamnga was killed in Gle Tarum which made Cut
    Nyak Dien furious and vowed to destroy Dutch no matter what it took. She initiated her vow
    of revenge by marrying her cousin, Teuku Umar, a warrior in Aceh. From that moment on, she
    actively involved in the front line.
    Teuku Umar was shot to death in a battle in Meulaboh in February the 11th 1899. Grieving for
    only a short time, she decided to continue her struggle with the guerrillas. Cut Nyak Dien was
    the Commander in Chief; she controlled the attacks inside the jungle for sixteen years. The
    attacks were successful, the Dutch lost many men, and they enraged the Dutch. Therefore, Cut
    Nyak Dien was their first target; unfortunately, she was never captured until she was an old
    woman with blurry eyes and an acute lumbago. Her location was reported, out of compassion
    of her condition, by Pang Laot, one of her men. However, her persistence in struggling against
    the Dutch invasion was not diminished. From inside her prison, she continued to communicate
    her mission, which disturbed the Dutch, and as a result, she was exiled to Sumedang, West
    Java. Even in her exile, she was not idle. She taught Al-Quran to the people in surrounding
    community. She died on November 8th 1908, however her struggle and spirit of freedom live
    on.
    Cut Nyak Dien was a pioneer in feminism in the early 19th century of Indonesian history. She
    was a female leader among males, which at that time was prohibited by her religion, but she
    showed an outstanding quality of a leader so her men obeyed her commands. Her persistence
    is greatly admired up to now, once she set her eyes on taking back her homeland. She knew
    that her men were outnumbered but she used her logical strategy to fight the Dutch. Even
    with old age, blurry eyes, and acute lumbago, she fought until her last breath. She was also a
    true feminist.
    Even though the word feminist was not acknowledged at her time, she showed herself as a
    true feminist by breaking through the barrier of segregation of men and women. Women
    social status were considered lower than men’s who were placed among the walls with limited
    access. Cut Nyak Dien proved that women, given chances, could do men’s work.

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