, Central Tibet is incorporated into the People's Republic of China by the 'Seventeen-Point Agreement', in which representatives of the Tibetan government accept integration in exchange for internal autonomy
, Beginning of the creation of Tibetan autonomous administrative units in eastern areas of the Tibetan plateau
, The Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama go to Beijing to meet Mao Zedong
, An influx of refugees from eastern Kham and from Amdo to Lhasa begins. Creation of the Voluntary National Army, a Khampa resistance organization, 1956.
, The Chinese government sets up the Preparatory Committee for the Tibet Autonomous Region to replace the Tibetan government
, Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama travel to India for the Buddha Jayanti celebrations
, Beginning of Khampa resistance and coordinated fighting. Start of C.I.A. aid to the resistance fighters
, Southernmost Tibetan region of Kham becomes Diqing (Dechen) Tibetan Autonomous prefecture which is integrated in Yunnan province
, Creation of the resistance movement chushi gangdruk ('four rivers, six mountains') by Khampa of various fringes of society
, Great Leap Forward and creation of the people's communes. Massive rebellion in Amdo
, Uprising in Lhasa and repression. The Fourteenth Dalai Lama flees to India, followed by about 80,000 Tibetans, The United Nations adopts a first resolution on Tibet calling for respect for human rights and rights to cultural and religious specificity
, War between China and India over the Sino-Indian border, the socalled 'McMahon Line' decided at the Simla Convention in 1914 but not recognized by China. The border issue is still not, 2019.
, ) which includes western and Central Tibet and parts of western Kham. 1966-1976 Cultural Revolution leads to massive destruction of religious and civilian buildings. Prohibition of monastic life
, Creation of the Tibetan Youth Congress, the largest non-government political organization in exile, based in Dharamsala. 1971-1972 The visits to China by Kissinger and Nixon mark the Sino-American rapprochement and the shifting of U.S. C.I.A. and Department of State policy regarding aid to Tibetan resistance fighters, 1976.
, Period of relative liberalization under Deng Xiaoping and the 'Four Modernizations' policy. Release of a large number of former public servants of the traditional Tibetan government who have been imprisoned since 1959 or during the Cultural Revolution
, Visit of the first delegation of the Tibetan government in exile in Tibet
, Hu Yaobang visits Tibet and initiates reforms
, Kham, and Amdo) would be united into a 'Greater Tibet', in exchange for which he would accept autonomy within P.R.C., renouncing independence, The Dalai Lama presents his 'Strasbourg Proposal' to the European Parliament: the three Tibetan regions (Central Tibet
, The Dalai Lama is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
, Tiananmen Square events and repression, 1989.
, The Chinese government breaks off official relations with Dharamsala
, Dispute between the Dalai Lama and Chinese authorities over the choice of the eleventh Panchen Lama
, Large-scale campaign of patriotic re-education and denunciation of the Dalai Lama in T.A.R. Uprisings in Lhasa, 1997.
, Gyelthang) County in Yunnan officially renamed Shangri-La (Xianggelila) County
, Start of construction of the Golmud-Lhasa (Qinghai-Tibet) railroad (1142 km)
, and the exiled government of Dharamsala resume relations interrupted since, 1993.
, Official opening of the Golmud-Lhasa railroad
, Tibetan riots against Chinese civilians in Lhasa
, Manifestations and riots of unprecedented scale in all regions of Tibetan culture in P.R.C. Sporadic demonstrations continue, as well as arrests and intensive political re-education sessions
, Olympic flame is carried to the top of Everest
, May, a violent earthquake strikes Sichuan's Wenchuan County
, June, the Olympic flame passes through Lhasa
, Beginning of a long series of self-immolation protests in Kham and Amdo (153 as of, 2018.
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