1959 Tibetan uprising

The 1959 Tibetan uprising or Lhasa uprising began on 10 March 1959 as a series of protests in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, fueled by fears that the government of the People's Republic of China planned to arrest the Dalai Lama. Over the next ten days, the demonstrations evolved from expressions of support for the 14th Dalai Lama to demands for independence and the reversal of the 1951 Chinese annexation of Tibet. After protesters acquired weapons, China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) shelled protesters in the Dalai Lama's summer palace and deployed tanks to suppress the demonstrations. Bloody fighting continued for the next three days while the Dalai Lama escaped to India. Thousands of Tibetans were killed during the 1959 uprising, but the exact number is disputed.

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1750 Lhasa riot of 1750

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1910 Chinese Invasion of Tibet (1910)

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1720 Chinese expedition to Tibet

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1841 — 1842 Sino-Sikh War

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1855 — 1856 Nepalese-Tibetan War

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Tsarong in captivity

Dalai Lama in 2012 at MIT

Tibet ~ One People, One Nation, 50 Years of Resistance ~ Commemoration of the 1959 Tibetan National Uprising 西藏-圖博 ~ 一個民族一個國家, 紀念起義抗暴50周年

1959 Events montage 16-grid version

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	618	Tibetan Empire		Wikidata
area	region	1912	Tibet		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1750	Lhasa riot of 1750	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1910	Chinese Invasion of Tibet (1910)	invasion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1959	1959 Tibetan uprising	rebellion	Wikidata
event	war	1720	Chinese expedition to Tibet	war, Qing dynasty, Dzungar Khanate	Wikidata
event	war	1841	Sino-Sikh War	war	Wikidata
event	war	1855	Nepalese-Tibetan War	war, Kingdom of Nepal, Gambhir Singh Rayamajhi, Tibet	Wikidata
commons	image		Tsarong in captivity		Commons
commons	image		Dalai Lama in 2012 at MIT		Commons
commons	image		Tibet ~ One People, One Nation, 50 Years of Resistance ~ Commemoration of the 1959 Tibetan National Uprising 西藏-圖博 ~ 一個民族一個國家, 紀念起義抗暴50周年		Commons
commons	image		1959 Events montage 16-grid version		Commons