1950 ⟶ 14th Dalai Lama Assumes Full Political Authority

November 17: Lhamo Dondrub assumes full political powers as ...
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👑 5th Dalai Lama Establishes Theocratic Rule in Tibet

5th Dalai Lama swept power in Tibet, he established the theocratic state in Tibet after series battles against regional Kingdoms.⟶
5th Dalai Lama Establishes Theocratic Rule in Tibet (1642)
TibetDalai LamaTheocracyPolitical ConsolidationBuddhism

👑 14th Dalai Lama Assumes Full Political Authority

November 17: Lhamo Dondrub assumes full political powers as the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet.⟶
14th Dalai Lama Assumes Full Political Authority (1950)
Dalai LamaTibetReligious LeadershipCold WarExileBuddhismTheocracy

🇰🇭 Cambodia Gains Independence from France

November 9: Independence of Cambodia.⟶
Cambodia Gains Independence from France (1953)
DecolonizationIndependenceCold WarNationalism
CambodiaCambodiaFranceFrance

📿 Tibetan Uprising and Dalai Lama's Exile

March 10 – 23: Uprising in Tibet against China leads to the exile of the Dalai Lama.⟶
Tibetan Uprising and Dalai Lama's Exile (1959)
Cold WarTibetDalai LamaExileReligious ViolencePolitical ConflictBuddhismHuman Rights
ChinaChinaIndiaIndia

🇹🇼 Lee Teng-hui Assumes Control of Taiwan, Begins Democratization

January 13: Lee Teng-hui takes control of Taiwan and oversee end of martial law and full democratization of island.⟶
Lee Teng-hui Assumes Control of Taiwan, Begins Democratization (1988)
DemocratizationMartial LawPolitical TransitionCold War
TaiwanTaiwan

🙏 Dalai Lama Recognizes Gedhun Choekyi Nyima as Panchen Lama's Incarnation

May 14: The Dalai Lama proclaims 6-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima as the 11th reincarnation of the Panchen Lama.⟶
Dalai Lama Recognizes Gedhun Choekyi Nyima as Panchen Lama's Incarnation (1995)
BuddhismDalai LamaReincarnationTibetReligious AuthoritySpiritual Leader
ChinaChina