Utah’s Tibetan community commemorates 1959 uprising in march through Salt Lake City
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Tenzin Rabjam holds a photo of the Dalai Lama while chanting and marching in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in honor of Tibetan National Uprising Day. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
Tenzin Rabjam holds a photo of the Dalai Lama while chanting and marching in Salt Lake City on Tuesday in honor of Tibetan National Uprising Day, which commemorates the 1959 Tibetan uprising against the presence of the People’s Republic of China in Tibet. The failure of the armed rebellion ultimately resulted in a violent crackdown on Tibetan independence movements, and the flight of the Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso into exile.
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Tsewang Dorjae, center, marches in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, for Tibetan National Uprising Day. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Children play at a rally in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, for Tibetan National Uprising Day. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Nangsel Dichukhang holds a Tibetan flag during a rally in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, for Tibetan National Uprising Day. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Protesters gather in front of the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in honor of Tibetan National Uprising Day. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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Protesters march on Main Street in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in honor of Tibetan National Uprising Day. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
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