INTRODUCTION ADD INTERESTING FACT AND TRANSITION The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso was born on 6 July 1935, to a farming family, in northeastern Tibet. At the age of two, he was recognized as the reincarnation of the previous 13th Dalai Lama, and was sent away from his parents to began his monastic education at the tender age of six. After completing his education in 1950, Tenzin Gyatso assumed full political power over Tibet, but in 1959, he was forced into exile in India after the Chinese military occupation of Tibet. He formed The Tibetan Government in Exile in India, and created a society in which Tibetan culture was promoted. Furthermore, he is the first Dalai Lama to travel to the West, and his charismatic manner has helped to draw
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Approximately 25% of Tibet's population or 1.2 million innocent Tibetans have perished as a direct result of China's actions during and after their violent takeover. Many of these Tibetans were tortured or sent to labor camps were they died from malnutrition, disease, and contaminated water. Moreover, the human rights situation in Tibet is still abysmal as the majority of native Tibetans are being denied rights such as their autonomy, their right to practice a religion of their choice, and their freedom of speech. Tibet's rich history has also been damaged by the Chinese as more than 6000 monasteries, temples and other cultural and historic buildings were destroyed and their contents pillaged. In regards to the law, Tibet has recently intensified the dispute over its legal status. China claims that Tibet, which is strictly governed by the Chinese Communist Party, with the active support of the military, is an integral part of China. however, the Tibetan government-in-exile maintains that Tibet is an independent state under unlawful occupation. To summarize, the damage inflicted on Tibet's people and the country itself is enormous and has left lasting scars upon the
Approximately 25% of Tibet's population or 1.2 million innocent Tibetans have perished as a direct result of China's actions during and after their violent takeover. Many of these Tibetans were tortured or sent to labor camps were they died from malnutrition, disease, and contaminated water. Moreover, the human rights situation in Tibet is still abysmal as the majority of native Tibetans are being denied rights such as their autonomy, their right to practice a religion of their choice, and their freedom of speech. Tibet's rich history has also been damaged by the Chinese as more than 6000 monasteries, temples and other cultural and historic buildings were destroyed and their contents pillaged. In regards to the law, Tibet has recently intensified the dispute over its legal status. China claims that Tibet, which is strictly governed by the Chinese Communist Party, with the active support of the military, is an integral part of China. however, the Tibetan government-in-exile maintains that Tibet is an independent state under unlawful occupation. To summarize, the damage inflicted on Tibet's people and the country itself is enormous and has left lasting scars upon the