Opu Daeng Risadju

Opu Daeng Risaju (born Famajjah 1880 in Palopo, Dutch East Indies – died 10 February 1964) was an Indonesian independence activist. She was canonized as a National Hero of Indonesia in 2006.

Biography She was born to Muhammad Abdullah To Baresseng and Opu Daeng Mawellu in 1880, and at birth was named Famajjah. She was from a Buginese community in Luwu in South Sulawesi. :198 When she married H. Muhammad Daud, she assumed the Luwu royal title Opu Daeng Risaju, which is how she was known for the rest of her life. She quickly became involved in the nationalist movement and rose through the PSII's organization.

In 1930, she established a local branch of PSII in Palopo.

Due to her political agitation and growing popularity, her peerage was revoked, and the Dutch government in Masamba arrested her and tried her for sedition. She died on 10 February 1964, at age eighty-four.

In 2006, Opu Daeng Risaju was named a National Hero of Indonesia, one of the few women who have received the honor.