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China & Tibet China ruling Tibet Jessica Pearson. History. 1644 – Manchus take over China, want Tibet 1788 to 1911 – China has control of Tibet 1912 – Manchus are thrown out of Tibet 1949 – Mao Zedong and the Chinese Communists 1951 to present – China has control of Tibet. Chinese Invasion. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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China & TibetChina ruling Tibet
Jessica Pearson
History• 1644 – Manchus take over
China, want Tibet• 1788 to 1911 – China has
control of Tibet• 1912 – Manchus are
thrown out of Tibet• 1949 – Mao Zedong and
the Chinese Communists• 1951 to present – China
has control of Tibet
Chinese Invasion• Mao Zedong and Chinese
Communists• 1951 – People’s Liberation Army
captures Lhasa, Tibet’s capital• 1959 – Tibetans revolt• Thousands of Tibetans have been
killed, tortured, and imprisoned
Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR)
• Official name given by China• Tibetans are a minority ethnic group• Central Committee of the Communist
Party of China • Population – 2,620,000
– Official language is Chinese• 130,000 Tibetans live in exile
Government-in-Exile• Dalai Lama –
Political leader– Dharamsala, India
• Government- Democratic
• Language is Tibetan
• Religion is Tibetan Buddhism
What Tibet is doing
• 1988 – true autonomy for Tibet• 1989 – 30th anniversary of Lhasa
uprising• 1996 – Bombing near Chinese
government offices• China is willing to wait until the Dalai
Lama dies– Also waiting so the Han Chinese become
majority of the population
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