Edward Yang Kyein Tsai | |
|---|---|
楊振材 | |
 | |
| Saopha of Kokang | |
| In office 1949 – 17 May 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Yang Wen Pin |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yang Kyein Tsai (楊振材) 1918 Yamen, Kya Diling, Kokang |
| Died | 1971 (aged 52–53) Lashio |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Relations |
Jimmy Yang Kyein Sein (younger brother) Olive Yang (younger sister) |
| Education | Rangoon University |
Sao Edward Yang Kyein Sai OBE ( Chinese: 楊振材; pinyin: Yáng Zhèncái, Burmese: စောယန်းကျိန်စိုင်း, 1918–1971) was the last traditional ruler ( saopha) of the Chiefdom of Kokang from 1949, at the death of his father, saopha Sao Yang Wen Pin, until he abdicated in 1959.
Yang's sister, Olive Yang, was a prominent opium warlord, recruited by Khin Nyunt in the late 1980s to help broker ceasefires in Burma with ethnic rebel groups. [1]
References
- ^ Thant Myint-U (13 September 2011). Where China Meets India: Burma and the New Crossroads of Asia. Macmillan. ISBN 9781466801271.
Edward Yang Kyein Tsai | |
|---|---|
楊振材 | |
|
| |
| Saopha of Kokang | |
| In office 1949 – 17 May 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Yang Wen Pin |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yang Kyein Tsai (楊振材) 1918 Yamen, Kya Diling, Kokang |
| Died | 1971 (aged 52–53) Lashio |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Relations |
Jimmy Yang Kyein Sein (younger brother) Olive Yang (younger sister) |
| Education | Rangoon University |
Sao Edward Yang Kyein Sai OBE ( Chinese: 楊振材; pinyin: Yáng Zhèncái, Burmese: စောယန်းကျိန်စိုင်း, 1918–1971) was the last traditional ruler ( saopha) of the Chiefdom of Kokang from 1949, at the death of his father, saopha Sao Yang Wen Pin, until he abdicated in 1959.
Yang's sister, Olive Yang, was a prominent opium warlord, recruited by Khin Nyunt in the late 1980s to help broker ceasefires in Burma with ethnic rebel groups. [1]
References
- ^ Thant Myint-U (13 September 2011). Where China Meets India: Burma and the New Crossroads of Asia. Macmillan. ISBN 9781466801271.