Cut Nyak Meutia



Cut Nyak Meutia, also known as Cut Meutia, (born 1870 in Perlak, Aceh – died 1910) is an Indonesian national hero from Aceh.

Life
When she grew into adulthood, she married Teuku Sam Searah. They divorced not long after marriage.

Against the Dutch
Cut Nyak Meutia's new husband was Cut Muhammad or Teuku Cik Tunong. Differing from his brother, Cut Muhammad did not obey the Dutch because he didn't accept the colonization of Aceh by the Dutch. Cut Muhammad and his wife worked hand in hand with the Acehnese to fight against the Dutch.

In 1899 Teuku Cik Tunong led a successful attack against the Dutch. In the beginning, the Dutch troops were at a loss in what to do. The following two years, however, Cik Tunong and his troops had not made any movements. The Dutch thought that they might have lost their spirit. Yet in 1901, Teuku Cik Tunong and his troops made a sudden attack and succeeded to destroy the Dutch defense there.

For his success, Teuku Cik Tunong was soon appointed District Chief of Keureutoe by Sultan of Aceh. From 1901 to 1903 Teuku Cik Tunong had been the commander of some battles in the northeast of Aceh. There, he and his troops succeeded to kill 10 of soldiers of the Dutch and seized 67 guns from them. Mubin and Pang Gadeng, two surrendered spies, had made Cut Nyak Meutia and her husband successful in the battles.

In 1905 Teuku Cik Tunong was caught by the Dutch and put in jail. He was then shot dead by the Dutch in the same year.

The death of Teuku Cik Tunong had made Cut Nyak Meutia struggle with the new commander, Pang Nanggroe, who was her last husband. Pang Nanggroe was also killed in the battle on September 26, 1910. His death had made Cut Nyak Meutia new commander with only 45 men and 13 guns left.

Cut Nyak Meutia was found by Dutch in her hideaway in September 1910 in Paya Cicem. She was still in her resistance by a rencong in her hand; she was killed after Dutch troops directly shot her straight on head and chest.

The woman heroine now is a pride of Indonesian woman along with other heroines such as Raden Ayu Kartini or Cut Nyak Dhien. On May 2, 1964 she was proclaimed as national heroes of Indonesia.