Kunsha 65438, the king of the Golden Triangle called "the prince of death" by American drug dealers, died in Yangon, Myanmar on1October 26th at the age of 74. This drug Lord, who is half of China descent, has a strong legend all his life. He was once one of the most wanted men in the world, and the United States offered a reward of 2 million dollars for him. He defended himself by saying, "Westerners used to bully China people with opium, and today we still use opium." Myanmar government confirmed the death of Khun Sa on 30th, but did not further explain the cause of his death.

Khun Sa was afraid of being dug up, and his ashes were scattered in the Bay of Bengal.

Sing Tao Daily reported that Khun Sa had been suffering from diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and paralysis of one hand and one foot in recent years. His former secretary, Kunsai, said that Khun Sa died at his home in Yangon on 26th. A Burmese official confirmed the news of Khun Sa's death, saying that his body was cremated on the morning of 30th. Colonel Jaszek, the former ally of Khun Sa and the leader of Shan rebels, said on 30th that Khun Sa died at his home in Yangon on October 27th, 65438.

Khun Sa was born in Shan State, Myanmar, formerly known as Zhang Qifu, and was once the biggest drug dealer in the Golden Triangle. It is said that all the medicines he produces have trademarks, and the words "beware of counterfeiting" are printed on the packaging of his own "Double Lion Land Brand".

Khun Sa rose in the 1960s, and in the 1990s, it developed into the Shan State United Army with nearly 20,000 people. It played the slogan of Shan State's independent founding and became a major worry for the Myanmar government. The Golden Triangle area he controlled is the "Three Careless Areas" at the junction of Myanmar, Thailand and Laos. The Shan State United Army fought against the Burmese government for more than 20 years. By 1996, Khun Sa led nearly 20,000 troops to surrender to the Burmese government because of internal division, in order to avoid being arrested by the United States. The Myanmar government has also made commitments, including not bringing him to justice and not accepting the extradition request of the United States.

After Khun Sa surrendered, he was placed under house arrest in the Yinya Lake area, the highest level in Yangon, and was protected by the army. His neighbors are former President General Niwin, the current leader of the military ruling clique Aung San Suu Kyi and the American ambassador. Although Khun Sa lives in seclusion, he still manages various industries, including the Asian Economic Development Bank, transportation companies and a ruby mine with branches in major cities in Myanmar. His men are still engaged in opium production and trade in the Golden Triangle.

Whether Khun Sa is a drug Lord or a national hero is still controversial in the local area. The youth guerrillas who followed him said that Khun Sa was a real hero. In addition to insisting on never dealing drugs and forbidding his subordinates to take drugs, he also actively set up schools to train young people, take in orphans and make constant efforts for the independence of the Shan people. Khun Sa once told them, "In those days, westerners bullied the people of China with opium, but today, we still give them opium back".

Most of the local poppy growers are mountain people, and most of the opium buyers are drug lords from Hong Kong, Britain and the United States. Khun Sa only charged protection fees for these manufacturing factories and transportation pipelines, used armed forces to help transport drugs and maintain the safety of the factories, and acquiesced in some of his men to manufacture drugs privately.

/kloc-Kun Sai, who has been Khun Sa's external spokesman for 0/0 years, said that no one in the Shan resistance movement would mourn for Khun Sa, who was regarded as a capitulator and traitor. He said that Khun Sa's ashes may be scattered in the Bay of Bengal instead of being transported back to his hometown in Shan State for burial, because "people are afraid that the grave may be destroyed".

Khun Sa criticized Fengyun's life legend.

Khun Sa, 1933, is from Dazhai, Nongzhang, Mount Lemmon, Shan State, Myanmar. His mother is from China and his father is a Shan nationality in Myanmar. He has three names, Zhang Qifu of China, Guan Yue of Myanmar and Khun Sa of Thailand. Khun Sa's mother died when he was five years old. He was brought up by his grandparents and never learned it since he was a child.

In the early 1950s, Khun Sa got mixed up with the remnants of the Kuomintang who fled the hills and learned some military common sense and technology. Later, he organized a small drug trafficking organization. 1962, Khun Sa swore allegiance to the Myanmar government. After obtaining legal status, on the one hand, they vigorously develop poppy cultivation in their own control areas, set up cards to collect drug transit taxes, and set up morphine and heroin refineries to directly produce and sell drugs; On the other hand, he defeated and incorporated a small drug trafficking group and expanded his power.

During the period of 1967, Khun Sa drug trafficking group launched a big war with the drug Lord Luo Xinghan. After winning, he controlled 70% of the drug production and most of the trafficking business in the "Golden Triangle", so he once proudly called himself the "opium king".

In addition, Khun Sa owns land, houses and other industries in Myanmar and Thailand, and entrusts his relatives to operate jewelry stores in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Yefengsong and other places in Thailand under pseudonyms. Among his wives, there is a rich woman who is said to have a fishing fleet in Mandalay, Myanmar. Khun Sa also sent his children to study in the United States, Britain and Australia.

In 1980s, Khun Sa controlled the 400-kilometer-long Thai-Myanmar border, and the narrow strip in the east of Shan State in Myanmar bordering Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Ye Fengsong in Thailand became his "independent kingdom". Khun Sa chose Wanxinde Village (also known as Manxingdie) located in Maikai District, Ye Zhuang County, Chiang Rai, Thailand as the capital of his kingdom.

In the golden age of about ten years, he was surrounded by 3,000 elite soldiers, with 6,000 people stationed in Homon, the headquarters, and 20,000 armed men from Shan State to NATO under his command. He himself lives in a mansion called "White House" about ten kilometers away from Homen camp.

Khun Sa pays equal attention to running the army and running the army. He himself is like a white-faced scholar, not fierce. Although I don't know much about literacy, I respect "scholars". It is said that he is loyal to his companions, affectionate to the Shan people, easy-going to others, and even often asks for help to show his concern, which is quite heroic.

Although Khun Sa has participated in many drug trafficking activities, his subordinates are not allowed to take drugs, and he himself has given up drugs. For example, it is stipulated that anyone who finds his subordinates taking drugs can be executed on the spot.

An important reason why Khun Sa can rise in the "Golden Triangle" is that he skillfully used the long-standing ethnic problems and contradictions in the "Golden Triangle". 1969 Khun Sa was besieged by Burmese government forces, and his right-hand man Zhang Suquan immediately renamed his drug-trafficking arm "Shan Revolutionary Army", claiming to fight to the end for the freedom and independence of Shan compatriots. They make and sell drugs and raise money for the "revolutionary movement". In this way, Khun Sa suddenly changed from "opium king" to "national hero". Therefore, although Khun Sa was besieged by Burmese government forces, it won the support and praise of anti-government figures in Shan State.

1994, Khun Sa publicly announced the establishment of the Shan State Republic, and he became president. His army is called Shan Revolutionary Army. He used the money from drug trafficking to constantly update his weapons and equipment, and his weapons have always been more advanced than the Burmese government forces.

I used to fake my death to avoid disaster.

1985 65438+1October 18, almost all Thai newspapers reported that Khun Sa, the "opium king", was bedridden for a long time due to diabetes, and died on June 65438+1October 16 in lanshan district, the "Golden Triangle". His relatives and friends went to Xinde Town in northern Thailand to build caves and graves.

Unexpectedly, nine months later, just as anti-drug agencies around the world were relieved of Khun Sa's death, he reappeared in the "Golden Triangle" and was interviewed by reporters in his new nest in Shan State, claiming that he had given up drug activities and was planning to establish "Shan State".

1993, 165438+ 10, Burmese government forces began to attack the Montaigne armed forces led by Khun Sa, and successively occupied some strongholds in Khun Sa. At this time, Khun Sa was getting old, and he began to be unwilling to fight.

At the age of 6 1, Khun Sa expressed his willingness to surrender to the Myanmar government. He said he wanted to live in seclusion in the countryside, raise chickens and grow vegetables, and spend the rest of his life quietly. At that time, the United States was arresting him for $2 million.

Government forces have taken a new military action against Khun Sa. Montaigne armed forces led by Khun Sa began to surrender to the government. By 18, 9,749 people had surrendered to the government and handed over 6,004 light and heavy weapons, including surface-to-air missiles. On the same day, he attended the surrender ceremony held at the headquarters in HarmonyOS. Since then, Khun Sa has been living in seclusion in Yangon.