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The Tibet Bureau in Paris, one of the offices of the official representation of the 14th Dalai Lama and of the Tibetan government in exile, is in charge of France, the Iberian Peninsula, the Maghreb and the Benelux countries (except Belgium). Founded in September 1992 [1] [2] it acts as an Embassy. [3]
The Dalai Lama and his entourage crossed the McMahon line, which marked the border between India and China, on 31 March. [20] The same day, Nehru made an announcement in the Indian Parliament, that the Dalai Lama should be treated with respect. [21] The Tibetan Government in Exile was allowed to set up its headquarters in Dharamshala. [22]
In 1959, as the Chinese invaded Tibet, he followed the Dalai Lama into exile in India. [1] In 1961, he moved to France, where he took up a research and teaching position at INALCO at Sorbonne University in Paris. He started several Buddhist centers, first in France and later in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Asia.
The incumbent Dalai Lama is a charismatic figure who popularised Buddhism internationally and won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for keeping alive the Tibetan cause in exile.
Tenzin Gyatso the 14th Dalai Lama made his first foreign visit in exile to Japan and Thailand in 1967. In 1973, he made his first visit to Europe. He made his first visit to the North America in 1979. Following is a list of all of his overseas trips.
Mr McCaul, the Republican representative, said the delegation had overcome intimidation from China to meet with the Dalai Lama, the leader in exile in India since the 1960s, as he underlined the ...
The Dalai Lama denies espousing violence and says he only wants genuine autonomy for Tibet. On the northeastern edge of the Tibetan plateau, Taktser, in Qinghai province, where the Dalai Lama was ...
Nor did he inform the Dalai Lama of American willingness to provide aid." [24] Following a mass uprising in Lhasa in 1959 during the celebration of the Tibetan New Year and the ensuing Chinese military response, the Dalai Lama went into exile in India.The Dalai Lama's escape was assisted by the CIA. After 1959, the CIA trained Tibetan ...