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A failed uprising caused the Dalai Lama to flee Tibet

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Which significant event happened in 1959?

March 10 uprising in Lhasa


What happened on march 28th1959?

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Whose flight from Tibet made headlines in 1959?

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Where does the exiled tibetan government dalai lama live?

The Dalai Lama resided in Tibet before exiling to India in 1959 due to Chinese invasion of Tibet.


What happened 50 years ago on March 31?

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What is the capital of Tibet?

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