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31 March - 14th Dalai Lama escaped from China in 1959


 

On 31 March 1959, the 14th Dalai Lama escaped from China, together with members of his family and his government. They fled the Chinese authorities, who were suspected of wanting to detain him. From Lhasa, the Tibetan capital, the Dalai Lama and his entourage traveled southwards to Tawang in India, where he was welcomed by the Indian authorities.

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