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Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, thousands of Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal.
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1959 Tibetan uprising
Uprising in Lhasa, Tibet against China
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Tibetans
East Asian ethnic group native to Tibet
Tibetans are an East Asian ethnic group native to Tibet. Their current population is estimated to be around 7.7 million. In addition to the majority living in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, significant numbers of Tibetans live in the Chinese provinces of Gansu, Qinghai,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Dalai Lama
Head of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
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March 10
Day of the year
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