Daud Bereueh
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Teungku Daud Beureueh military Governor of Aceh
(1945-1953) and leader of the Darul Islam rebellion in the province (1953-1963).
Born in Pidie Regency
, he became the leader of ulema
(Islamic religious scholar) party of Aceh
during 1930s, and also its leader during civil war of 1945. He became ruler of Aceh Province after the war.
In 1953 he joined the Darul Islam
rebellion as a response to dissolution of Aceh Province and the failure to implement sharia
law. He led guerrilla bands of rebels until 1963, when he agreed to a peace agreement in return for the reestablishment of Aceh Province, with special right for sharia law.
After the appearance of GAM separatists in 1977, Beureueh, who secretly supported the rebels, was arrested and held under house arrest in Jakarta until his death in 1987.
Aceh
Aceh is a special region of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra. Its full name is Daerah Istimewa Aceh , Nanggroë Aceh Darussalam and Aceh . Past spellings of its name include Acheh, Atjeh and Achin...
(1945-1953) and leader of the Darul Islam rebellion in the province (1953-1963).
Born in Pidie Regency
Pidie Regency
Pidie Regency is bordered with Malacca Strait in the north, Aceh Besar in the west, Bireuen Regency in the east, and Aceh Jaya Regency in the south...
, he became the leader of ulema
Ulema
Ulama , also spelt ulema, refers to the educated class of Muslim legal scholars engaged in the several fields of Islamic studies. They are best known as the arbiters of shari‘a law...
(Islamic religious scholar) party of Aceh
Aceh
Aceh is a special region of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra. Its full name is Daerah Istimewa Aceh , Nanggroë Aceh Darussalam and Aceh . Past spellings of its name include Acheh, Atjeh and Achin...
during 1930s, and also its leader during civil war of 1945. He became ruler of Aceh Province after the war.
In 1953 he joined the Darul Islam
Darul Islam
Darul Islam is an Islamist group in Indonesia that aims for the establishment of an Islamic state of Indonesia. It was started in 1942 by a group of Muslim militias, coordinated by a charismatic radical Muslim politician, Sekarmadji Maridjan Kartosuwirjo. The group recognised only Shari'a as a...
rebellion as a response to dissolution of Aceh Province and the failure to implement sharia
Sharia
Sharia law, is the moral code and religious law of Islam. Sharia is derived from two primary sources of Islamic law: the precepts set forth in the Quran, and the example set by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Sunnah. Fiqh jurisprudence interprets and extends the application of sharia to...
law. He led guerrilla bands of rebels until 1963, when he agreed to a peace agreement in return for the reestablishment of Aceh Province, with special right for sharia law.
After the appearance of GAM separatists in 1977, Beureueh, who secretly supported the rebels, was arrested and held under house arrest in Jakarta until his death in 1987.