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 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 – 30 th 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