Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
1956
Rebellions break out in monasteries in Kham (modern-day western Sìchuān). The siege of
Lithang lasts 67 days and ends in aerial bombardment of the monastery.
late 1950s
The Khampas found the resistance group Four Rivers, Six Ranges. The Tibetan exile groups in In-
dia make contact with the CIA; Tibetans are sent for training to the Pacific island of Saipan.
1962
The Indo-Chinese war ends in defeat for India, but territorial disputes over Arunachal Pradesh
and Aksai Chin continue to this day between the two rising giants.
1964
Three years after writing a 70,000-character petition, accusing China of committing genocide,
the Panchen Lama is arrested and charged with instigating rebellion.
1 September 1965
The Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) is formally brought into being with much fanfare and
Chinese talk of happy Tibetans fighting back tears of gratitude at becoming one with the great
motherland.
1967-76
The Cultural Revolution sweeps China and Tibet. Ideological frenzy results in the destruction of
monasteries, shrines and libraries and the imprisonment of thousands of Tibetans.
1975
The last CIA-funded Tibetan guerrilla bases in Mustang, northern Nepal, are closed down, bring-
ing an end to armed rebellion and CIA involvement in the Tibetan resistance movement.
1979-85
