WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Subsequent to the annexation of Tibet by the People’s Republic of China, during the 1959 Tibetan uprising, the Dalai Lama escaped to India, where he currently lives in exile while remaining the most important spiritual leader of Tibet.

Detailed explanation-2: -In a dramatic stealth operation in 1959, the 14th Dalai Lama slipped out of his palace in Lhasa in Tibet, and made his escape to India. This would have significant knock-on effects that would shape the relationship between India and China in the decades to come.

Detailed explanation-3: -DHARAMSALA, India (Reuters)-Kelsang Damdul was just a low-ranking officer in the Tibetan army when he was part of a secret group who helped the Dalai Lama escape to India in 1959, under what he says was the protection of Buddhist deities.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 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.

Detailed explanation-5: -After an unsuccessful revolt against the Chinese occupation of Tibet in 1959, the Dalai Lama fled to India where he established a government-in-exile in Dharamsala, leading thousands of Tibetans who have followed him there.

Detailed explanation-6: -His entourage included his mother, sister, younger brother and several top officials. They travelled for two days and two nights without stopping, on foot and on horseback.