Tibet under PRC: Incorporation, Uprisings, and Autonomy Policies (1950–2008)

1. PLA defeats Tibetan forces at Chamdo

   Oct 6, 1950Labels: PLA, Chamdo

   • Battle Chamdo
   • Annexation Tibet

2. Seventeen-Point Agreement signed in Beijing

   May 23, 1951Labels: Seventeen-Point Agreement, Beijing

   • 17 Point Agreement
   • Britannica

3. Dalai Lama telegram ratifies agreement

   Oct 24, 1951Labels: Dalai Lama, Telegram

   • 17 Point Agreement
   • PeopleChina

4. Preparatory Committee for TAR inaugurated

   Apr 22, 1956Labels: Preparatory Committee, TAR

   • China Tibet
   • CIA FOIA

5. Lhasa uprising begins around Norbulingka

   Mar 10, 1959Labels: Lhasa Uprising, Norbulingka

   • AP
   • Britannica

6. Dalai Lama flees Lhasa in disguise

   Mar 17, 1959Labels: Dalai Lama, Escape

   • Britannica
   • Guardian Archive

7. Dalai Lama arrives in India and enters exile

   Mar 31, 1959Labels: Dalai Lama, Exile in

   • Britannica
   • Guardian Archive

8. Panchen Lama issues “70,000 Character Petition”

   May 18, 1962Labels: Panchen Lama, 70 000

   • 70k Petition
   • Panchen Lama

9. Tibet Autonomous Region created under PRC

   Sep 1, 1965Labels: Tibet Autonomous, PRC

   • UN Report
   • AP

10. Regional National Autonomy Law adopted

    May 31, 1984Labels: Regional National, NPC

    • China Court

11. First major Lhasa protest since 1959

    Sep 27, 1987Labels: Drepung Monastery, Lhasa protest

    • 1987 89 Unrest
    • UPI Archives

12. Martial law imposed in Lhasa

    Mar 8, 1989Labels: Martial Law, Lhasa

    • Washington Post
    • CIA FOIA

13. Monk protests launch 2008 Tibetan unrest

    Mar 10, 2008Labels: Monk Protests, 2008 unrest

    • 2008 Unrest

14. Lhasa riots erupt amid security crackdown

    Mar 14, 2008Labels: Lhasa Riots, Security Crackdown

    • 2008 Unrest
    • Guardian