| LC control no. | n 90638735 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Khun Sa, 1934-2007 |
| Variant(s) | Sa, Khun, 1934-2007 Chang, Chi-fu, 1934-2007 Khvanʻ Chā, 1934-2007 Chā, Khvanʻ, 1934-2007 Kyanʻ, Rhi Phūʺ, 1934-2007 Chang, Si-Fu, 1934-2007 Sha, Kʻun, 1934-2007 Kʻun Sha, 1934-2007 Khunsa, 1934-2007 Chang, Chufu, 1934-2007 Chang, Shee-fu, 1934-2007 |
| Associated place | Shan State (Burma) |
| Birth date | 1934-02-17 |
| Death date | 2007-10-26 |
| Place of death | Rangoon (Burma) |
| Field of activity | Drug dealers--Golden Triangle (Southeastern Asia) |
| Affiliation | Mong Tai Army (Shan State, Burma) |
| Found in | Belanger, F. W. Drugs, the U.S., and Khun Sa, c1989: p. 96 (Major producer of heroin in Far East today is Khun Sa; product of mixed Shan and Haw Chinese blood; born in 1933 (or 1934); Mong Yai State [Burma]; though his given name is Chang Chi-fu, he adopted the pseudonym "Khun Sa," "khun" meaning lord and "Sa" being his stepfather's name, his mother having remarried a Shan Prince) Bhinʻʺ bhu raṅʻ Khvanʻ Chā, 1994: p. 7 (Kyanʻ Rhi Phūʺ; b. 1939) General Khun Sa, c1993: p. 4 (Chang Si-Fu; b. 1934) Kʻun sha, 1996 t.p. (Kʻun Sha) p. 67 (b. 2-17, 1934; formal name Chʻi-fu; also named Kʻun Sha, Khunsa) New York times WWW site, Nov. 5, 2007 (Khun Sa; b. Feb. 17, 1934; changed his name from Chang Chi-fu (also spelled Chufu or Shee-fu) in the 1970s; d. Oct. 26, 2007; Yangon, Myanmar, aged 73; publicity-loving Golden Triangle drug lord who thrived in the region's "kill or be killed" cauldron of ethnic rivalries and heroin-financed private armies) |
| Invalid LCCN | n 98002803 |
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