JULY 14, 2019 • THE WEEK 37
Himachal Pradesh
Cricket Association
Stadium
Library
of
Tibetan
Works
and
Archives
War
memorial
Tibetan
Parliament
General
post office
7.5 km
1950
1959
1965
1989
2012
Following an unsuccessful
uprising against Chinese
control, the Dalai Lama
and thousands of Tibetans
flee to India
Tibet becomes
an autonomous
region within China
The Dalai Lama is awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize for shunning
violence in his campaign to
liberate Tibet
The People’s Liberation
Army enters Tibet on October 7.
On November 17, the 15-year-old
Dalai Lama becomes Tibet’s head
of state
In Northwest China,
thousands march for
Tibet’s freedom after
at least three monks
set themselves on fire
in protest
GRAPHICS SREEMANIKANDAN S., SYAM KRISHNAN