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Second East Turkestan Republic: The Second East Turkestan Republic, usually known simply as the East Turkestan Republic (ETR), was a short-lived Soviet-backed separatist republic which existed in the 1940s ( November 12,1944- October 20,1949 ) in three northern districts ( Ili, Tar

First East Turkestan Republic: The First Eastern Turkestan Republic (ETR), or Turkish Islamic Republic of East Turkestan (TIRET), or, Republic of Uyghurstan, was a short-lived break-away would-be constitutional republic founded in 1933. It was centered around the city of Kashgar i

Inner Mongolian People's Party: The Inner Mongolian People's Party, or IMPP (内蒙古人民党, pinyin: nèiměnggǔ rénmín dǎng, or 内人党, pinyin: nèiréndǎng) is a secessionist movement based in the province of Inner Mongolia in the People's Republic of China (PRC). The party was started in 1997

Tashi Wangdi: Tashi Wangdi is the Representative to the Americas for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso. He has held that position since April 16, 2005. Since 1966 he has served the Central Tibetan Administration, Tibet's government-in-exile. He has held t

Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration: The Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration, also known as the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, is the unicameral legislative organ of the Central Tibetan Administration. It was founded in 1960, and was most recently elected to a 14th 5-year ter

Lobsang Tenzin: Lobsang Tenzin, better known by the titles Professor Venerable Samdhong Rinpoche and to Tibetans as the 5th Samdhong Rinpoche (born 5 November 1939), is the Prime Minister (officially Kalon Tripa, or Chairman of the Cabinet), of the Central Tibetan A

Kalon Tripa: The Kalon Tripa is the head of government of Tibet - or, rather, of the Central Tibetan Administration in exile. It is a position equivalent to a Prime Minister. The first Kalon Tripa was Lobsang Tenzin, who was elected in 2001.

Tibet Autonomous Region: The Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), also called Xizang Autonomous Region (Tibetan: བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས་; Wylie: Bod-rang-skyong-ljongs; ), is a province-level autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Within the People's Republic of Ch

Dharamsala: Dharamsala or Dharamshāla, (literally "Rest House"; Hindi: धर्मशाला; ; Hindi pronunciation /d̪ʱərmʃɑlɑ/) is a town and a municipal council in Kangra district in the northern regions of India in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The town is notable as th

McLeod Ganj: McLeod Ganj or Mcleodganj, also known as Upper Dharamsala is a suburb of Dharamsala in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India. It is known as "Little Lhasa" due to its large population of Tibetan refugees. The Tibetan Government in Exile is headq

Tempa Tsering: Tempa Tsering was born on May 15 1950 in Tibet. After the invasion of the Chinese forces in Tibet in 1950, he and his family escaped into exile in India. He completed his High School from Dr. Grahams Homes, Kalimpong, and B.Sc. from Madras Christian