Remembering the 1959 Tibetan Uprising

22/03/2021
Remembering the 1959 Tibetan Uprising

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Episode Synopsis

On March 10, 1959, thousands of Tibetans took to the streets of their capital city, Lhasa. Although their uprising was eventually crushed—with the Chinese government killing thousands of Tibetans in the process—they succeeded in keeping their struggle alive, including by helping their leader, the Dalai Lama, escape to safety in neighboring India.