Tibetan Uprising Day 2023: Everything you need to know about Tibetans’ uprising against Chinese occupation

DAY OF THE TIBETAN UPRISING 2023: Tibet, or the Tibet Autonomous Region, was annexed by China in 1950. On March 10, 1959, the Tibetan people led an uprising in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, which came under Chinese control in 1951. to enormous loss of life. Tibetan Uprising Day is celebrated on March 10 every year to commemorate the historic day and honor the sacrifices of the Tibetan people for independence from Chinese oppression.

1. China occupied Tibet on October 24, 1950, after the Battle of Chamdo (October 6-24, 1950).
2. Tibet was annexed by China when the government signed the Seventeen Point Agreement with the People’s Republic of China on October 24, 1951.
3. Tibet became an autonomous region, but under the sovereignty of China.
4. The Tibetan government wanted to become a modern state and wanted independence from the Chinese occupation. Anti-Chinese sentiment began to grow.
5. In April 1958, a group of Tibetans and Salar people killed a team leader of a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) task force in protest against the Chinese occupation. As a result, about 435 Tibetans, mostly unarmed civilians, were killed by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on April 25.
6. Fearing the kidnapping of the 14th and current Dalai Lama by the Chinese troops, a large mob surrounded his palace in Lhasa on March 10, 1959. This marked the beginning of the Tibetan uprising.
7. The uprising began as peaceful protests, but eventually escalated into violent clashes between demonstrators and the Chinese military.
8. The uprising led to the deaths of thousands of Tibetans. Most Buddhist monasteries were destroyed by Chinese troops.
9. On March 17, 1959, the Dalai Lama fled Tibet disguised as a Chinese soldier. He slipped out of Potala Palace at night with some trusted aides and reached India on March 31.
10. The Central Tibetan Government, more commonly known as the Tibetan Government in Exile, was formed in May 2011 after the Dalai Lama relinquished his political and administrative powers. The Central Tibetan Administration, based in Dharamshala, is the supreme organ of Tibetans in India and other parts of the world.

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