Palden Gyatso
Tibetan monk (1933–2018)
Palden Gyatso (1933 – 30 November 2018) was a Tibetan Buddhist monk. He was born in Panam, Tibet.[1] During the Chinese invasion of Tibet he was arrested for protesting and spent 33 years in Chinese prisons and labor camps,[2][3] where he was tortured.[1]
After his release in 1992 he fled to Dharamsala, (North India) in exile.[4] He was still a practicing monk and political activist, traveling the world publicizing the cause of Tibet up until his death in 2018.[4][5]
Gyatso died on 30 November 2018 in Dharamshala, India of liver cancer at the age of 85.[6][7]
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Palden Gyatso bio". Archived from the original on 2001-02-28. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- ↑ Wartofsky, Alana; Jenkins, Mark; Freedom, Justice and a Little Rap and Reggae, Washington Post, June 15, 1998
- ↑ Rosenthal, A. M. On My Mind; You Are Palden Gyatso, The New York Times, April 11, 1995
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Palden Gyatso bio Archived 2011-01-09 at the Wayback Machine at Free Tibet Campaign
- ↑ 3 Tibetans Continue Hunger Strike Washington Post, February 26, 2006, Page E18
- ↑ "Former Political Prisoner Palden Gyatso dies". Archived from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- ↑ Palden Gyatso, Monk Who Suffered for a Free Tibet, Dies at 85
Other websites
change- Waller, Douglas Weapons Of Torture, CNN, March 31, 1998
- Yangzom, Tsering Walk for Tibetan freedom passes through Boston area, The Boston Globe, July 31, 2005
- Palden Gyatso - 33 years in Chinese concentration camps
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