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Tibetans in exile elect a new leader

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Lobsang Sangay

Dr. Lobsang Sangay, the first demo­c­ra­t­i­cally elected Tibetan leader. Photo by Lhakpa Kyizom.

On August 8th, Dr. Lobsang Sangay took oath as the first lay prime min­is­ter elected by Tibetans in exile. He was vested with full polit­i­cal author­ity and respon­si­bil­ity in the pres­ence of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Lhakpa Kyizom reports on the recent elec­tion in exile for a new prime min­is­ter and what it means for Tibetans.


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