Tibetan Uprising: Tibetans Protect Dalai Lama from Chinese Abduction, March 10, 1959
Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, thousands of Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal.
Date: March 10, 1959
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