1959 Tibetan exodus

1959 Tibetan exodus

1959 Tibetan exodus refers to the exodus of the Tibetan people that followed the 1959 Tibetan uprising. From 1959 to 1960, about 80.000 Tibetans crossed the Himalaya for India. [ [http://www.galleryespace.com/about_spot_in_the_mountain.php A Spot in the Mountains] by Arjun Sawhney]

According to a United Nation Resolution, passed in 1961, the large-scale exodus of Tibetan people is linked to violation of its human rights and the suppression of its culture and religion. [ [http://tibet.no/omtibet.php?subaction=showfull&id=1109941751&archive=&start_from=&ucat=4& United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1723 (XVI) 20 December 1961] ]

econd Tibetan exodus

After Tibet opening in the 1980's to trade and tourism, a second Tibetan exodus, because of political repression and cultural genocide took place. From 1986 to 1996, 25,000 Tibetans joined and increased by 18%their exiled community in India. . [ [http://www.savetibet.org/advocacy/us/proceedings/senatefrmauramoynihan.php The Situation of Tibet and its People: Maura Moynihan, Consultant to Refugees International] ]

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