The Week India – July 14, 2019

(Tina Sui) #1
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
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