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The 1959 Tibetan uprising (also known by other names) began on 10 March 1959, when a revolt erupted in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, which had been under the effective control of the People's Republic of China (PRC) since the Seventeen Point Agreement was reached in 1951. [2]
The largest demonstrations began on March 5, 1989 in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, when a group of monks, nuns, and laypeople took to the streets as the 30th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising approached. Police and security officers attempted to put down the protests, but as tensions escalated an even greater crowd of protesters amassed.
Concerning the question of Tibet, the United Nations General Assembly passed three resolutions in 1959, 1961, and 1965. In all three resolutions, the United Nations called for the respect of the Tibetan people's human rights, freedoms and cultural heritage, citing the principles set out in the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Tibetans and supporters protest against China for political prisoners at UN in NYC on March 10 Tibetan Uprising Day. Tibetan Uprising Day, observed on March 10, commemorates the 1959 Tibetan uprising which began on March 10, 1959, and the Women's Uprising Day of March 12, 1959, involving thousands of women, against the presence of the People's Republic of China in Tibet.
The Tibetan people were worried that the Dalai Lama would be abducted by the Chinese, as this invitation was very clearly a thinly veiled trap. As a response “violent anti-Chinese demonstrations occurred throughout the city”. This was one of the sparks that incited the 1959 Tibetan uprising. Since they had feared he risked kidnapping, they ...
Gyeltsen and fifty other Tibetan monks fled to India following the 14th Dalai Lama during the 1959 Tibetan uprising. [1] His group, which included fifty monks, travelled for a month over the Himalaya Mountains. [1] [2] [3] Upon reaching the Indian town of Dalhousie, he completed his Buddhist studies at Gyuto Tantric College. [1]
Following a mass uprising in Lhasa in 1959 during the celebration of the Tibetan New Year and the ensuing Chinese military response, the Dalai Lama went into exile in India.The Dalai Lama's escape was assisted by the CIA. After 1959, the CIA trained Tibetan guerrillas and provided funds and weapons for the fight against China.
The Government of Tibet and the Tibetan social structure remained in place in the Tibetan polity under the authority of China until the 1959 Tibetan uprising, when the Dalai Lama fled into exile and after which the Government of Tibet and Tibetan social structures were dissolved. [16] [17]