诺康的前辈们，包括已故坤沙领导的蒙泰军、佤联军以及南掸邦军等，都曾努力让自己长期占据金三角地区，但都失败了。
His predecessors : the Mong Tai Army ( MTA ) of the late Khun Sa , the United Wa State Army ( UWSA ) and the SSA South all failed in their efforts to set themselves up permanently in the Golden Triangle .
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