On This Day: Dalai Lama Flees Tibet to India in 1959

On March 31, 1959, the Dalai Lama fled Chinese repression in Tibet and was granted political asylum upon his arrival at the Indian border.

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On this day: The Dalai Lama flees Tibet to India in 1959

Following are some of the major events to have occurred on March 31: 1959 – The Dalai Lama, fleeing Chinese repression of an uprising in Tibet, arrived at the Indian border and was granted political asylum. 1970 – Lesotho’s prime minister, Leabua Jonathan, announced that King Moshoeshoe II was leaving the country indefinitely and Queen […]

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On This Day: Dalai Lama Flees Tibet to India in 1959

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