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Khun Sa

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Khun Sa (ခွန်ဆာ) (17 February 1934 – 26 October 2007), was a Shan warlord. [1]

45 relations: American Gangster (film), Ban Hin Taek, Bo Gritz, Deaths in October 2007, Drug cartel, Gaspare Mutolo, Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia), History of Myanmar, Homein, Index of Myanmar-related articles, Internal conflict in Myanmar, Jade production and trade in Myanmar, Jade trade in Myanmar, John McBeth, Kriangsak Chamanan, Li Mi (Republic of China general), List of Burmese Chinese, List of crime bosses, List of criminal enterprises, gangs and syndicates, List of Frontline (PBS) episodes, List of guerrillas, Lo Hsing Han, Mekong River massacre, Mong Tai Army, Mongyai Township, Naw Kham, Richard Armitage (naval officer), Santikhiri, Shan people, Shan State, Shan State Army - South, Shan State National Army, Shan United Revolutionary Army, Sino-Third World relations, Stephen Rice (journalist), Tachileik, Thahan Phran, Theodore Shackley, United Wa State Army, Wei Hsueh-kang, Yayway Cemetery, 1933 in organized crime, 1967 Opium War, 2007, 2007 in Myanmar.

American Gangster (film)

American Gangster is a 2007 American biographical crime film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by Steven Zaillian.

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Ban Hin Taek

Ban Hin Taek or Baan Hin Taek (บ้านหินแตก;, lit. "The Village of Broken Stone") now renamed Ban Therd Thai (บ้านเทอดไทย;, lit. “Village to Honour Thailand”), is a village found in the Chiang Rai area in the northern part of Thailand.

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Bo Gritz

James Gordon "Bo" Gritz (born January 18, 1939) is a former United States Army Special Forces officer who served for 22 years, including in the Vietnam War.

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Deaths in October 2007

The following is a list of notable deaths in October 2007.

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Drug cartel

A drug cartel is any criminal organization with the intention of supplying drug trafficking operations.

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Gaspare Mutolo

Gaspare Mutolo (Palermo, February 5, 1940) is a Sicilian mafioso, also known as "Asparino".

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Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)

The Golden Triangle is the area where the borders of Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar meet at the confluence of the Ruak and Mekong Rivers.

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History of Myanmar

The history of Myanmar (also known as Burma) covers the period from the time of first-known human settlements 13,000 years ago to the present day.

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Homein

Homein, also known as Homong, Homöng, Ho Mong and Wān Ho-möng, is a village in Langkho Township, Langkho District, southern Shan State, Myanmar (Burma).

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Index of Myanmar-related articles

Articles (arranged alphabetically) related to Myanmar (also known as Burma) include.

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Internal conflict in Myanmar

The internal conflict in Myanmar refers to a series of primarily ethnic conflicts within Myanmar that began shortly after the country, then known as Burma, became independent from the United Kingdom in 1948.

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Jade production and trade in Myanmar

Most of the jadeite mined in Myanmar is not cut for use in Myanmar; instead, it is exported to other nations, primarily in Asia, for use in jewelry and other products.

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Jade trade in Myanmar

The jade trade in Myanmar consists of the mining, distribution, and manufacture of the variety of jade, called jadeite, which is produced in the nation of Myanmar (Burma).

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John McBeth

John McBeth (born 31 May 1944) is an author and journalist from New Zealand, with the majority of his career spent in Southeast Asia.

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Kriangsak Chamanan

General Kriangsak Chamanan (เกรียงศักดิ์ ชมะนันทน์,; 17 December 191723 December 2003) served as prime minister of Thailand from 1977 to 1980.

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Li Mi (Republic of China general)

Li Mi (1902–1973) was a high-ranking Nationalist general who participated in the anti-Communist Encirclement Campaigns, Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War.

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List of Burmese Chinese

The following is a list of Burmese Chinese (Burmese of Chinese descent) having a Wikipedia page and are grouped by their area of notability.

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List of crime bosses

This is an incomplete list of crime bosses.

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List of criminal enterprises, gangs and syndicates

This is a listing of enterprises, gangs, and syndicates that are involved in organized crime.

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List of Frontline (PBS) episodes

The following is a list of programs from the Public Broadcasting Service's public affairs television documentary series Frontline.

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List of guerrillas

List of famous guerrillas, ordered by region.

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Lo Hsing Han

Lo Hsing Han or Law Sit Han (လော်စစ်ဟန်,;; ca. 1930s – July 6, 2013) was a Burmese drug trafficker and became a major Burmese business tycoon, with financial ties to Singapore.

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Mekong River massacre

The Mekong River massacre occurred on the morning of 5 October 2011, when two Chinese cargo ships were attacked on a stretch of the Mekong River in the Golden Triangle region on the borders of Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand.

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Mong Tai Army

The Mong Tai Army (မိုင်းတိုင်းတပ်မတော်; sometimes transcripted Muang Tai Army; abbreviated MTA), was an insurgent group consisting of soldiers from the Shan minority in Myanmar, founded in 1985 by Khun Sa.

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Mongyai Township

Mongyai Township is a township of Lashio District in the Shan State of eastern Burma.

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Naw Kham

Sai Naw Kham (နော်ခမ်း, ၼေႃႇၶမ်း; also spelt Nor Kham; 8 November 1969 – 1 March 2013) was a Burmese drug trafficker and leader of a major drug trafficking gang in the Golden Triangle, a major drugs-smuggling area where the borders of Burma, Laos and Thailand converge.

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Richard Armitage (naval officer)

Richard Lee Armitage (born April 26, 1945) is an American former naval officer who served three combat tours of duty in the Vietnam War as an advisor in contexts of riverine warfare.

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Santikhiri

The village of Santikhiri (สันติคีรี), formerly known as Mae Salong (แม่สลอง), is in the Thai highlands on Doi Mae Salong mountain of the Daen Lao Range, in Mae Fa Luang District, Chiang Rai Province, the northernmost province of Thailand.

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Shan people

The Shan (တႆး;, ရှမ်းလူမျိုး;; ไทใหญ่ or ฉาน) are a Tai ethnic group of Southeast Asia.

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Shan State

Shan State (Burmese: ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်,; Shan: မိူင်းတႆး) is a state of Myanmar.

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Shan State Army - South

The Shan State Army - South (တပ်ႉသိုၵ်းၸိုင်ႈတႆး - ပွတ်းၸၢၼ်း; abbreviated SSA-S), also known simply as the Shan State Army, is the armed wing of the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and one of the largest insurgent groups in Myanmar (Burma).

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Shan State National Army

The Shan State National Army (ရှမ်းပြည် အမျိုးသား တပ်မတော်; abbreviated SSNA) was a Shan nationalist insurgent group that fought against the then ruling State Peace and Development Council military regime of Myanmar (Burma).

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Shan United Revolutionary Army

The Shan United Revolutionary Army (ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်တပ်ပေါင်းစုတော်လှန်ရေးတပ်မတော်; abbreviated SURA), was a Shan insurgent group in Myanmar (Burma), led by several drug warlords such as Khun Sa.

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Sino-Third World relations

Sino-Third World relations refers to the general relationship between the two Chinese states across the Taiwan Strait (the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China) and the rest of the Third World, and its history from the Chinese perspective.

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Stephen Rice (journalist)

Stephen Rice (born 15 August 1957) is an Australian journalist, author and television producer.

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Tachileik

Tachileik (တာချီလိတ်မြို့; also spelt Tachilek; ท่าขี้เหล็ก), is a border town in the Shan State of eastern Myanmar.

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Thahan Phran

The Thahan Phran (ทหารพราน; literally "hunter soldiers"; AKA Thai Rangers) is a paramilitary light infantry force which patrols the borders of Thailand and is an auxiliary of the Royal Thai Army (RTA).

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Theodore Shackley

Theodore George "Ted" Shackley, Jr. (July 16, 1927 — December 9, 2002) was an American CIA officer involved in many important and controversial CIA operations during the 1960s and 1970s.

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United Wa State Army

The United Wa State Army (ဝပြည် သွေးစည်းညီညွတ်ရေး တပ်မတော်,; abbreviated UWSA), also abbreviated as the UWS Army, is the military wing of the United Wa State Party (UWSP), the de facto ruling party of Wa State (officially known as the Wa Self-Administered Division).

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Wei Hsueh-kang

Wei Hsueh-kang (ไท่เซิง แซ่เว่ย;, born 29 May 1952) also known as Prasit Cheewinnitipanya (ประสิทธิ์ ชีวินนิติปัญญา) or Charnchai Cheevinnitipanya (ชาญชัย ชีวินนิติปัญญา) and Suchat Phanloetkun (สุชาติ พันธุ์เลิศกุล), is a military commander of the United Wa State Army.

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Yayway Cemetery

Yayway Cemetery (ရေဝေးသုသာန်, also spelt Yeway Cemetery) is a cemetery located in North Okkalapa Township, Yangon, Myanmar.

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1933 in organized crime

See also: 1932 in organized crime, other events of 1933, 1934 in organized crime and the list of 'years in Organized Crime'.

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1967 Opium War

The 1967 Opium War took place in northwestern Laos between February and August 1967; actual fighting took place from 29 July to 1 August 1967.

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2007

2007 was designated as.

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2007 in Myanmar

Events from the year 2007 in Myanmar.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khun_Sa

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