Saridjah Niung, also known as Ibu Soed or Mrs. Soed (26 March 1908 – 12 December 1993) was a Chinese-Indonesian

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, teacher,

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and

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artist. She composed music for children as well as patriotic hymns. During the

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years, she composed music about the Japanese occupation and Indonesia’s independence. She also wrote the Indonesian patriotic hymns "" ("My Homeland") and "Berkibarlah Benderaku" ("Fly, My Flag"). On 26 March 2017,

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celebrated her 109th birthday with a

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1908 births 1993 deaths Indonesian musicians {{Indonesia-musician-stub