Tibetan government in exile

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The Tibetan government in exile (English: Central Tibetan Administration [ of His Holiness the Dalai Lama ], CTA; Tibetan: Tsenjol Bod Mi Zhung gi Drigtsug ) is a government in exile that claims to be the lawful government of Tibet and Tibetans . It was founded in India in 1959 after the flight of the 14th Dalai Lama , Tendzin Gyatsho . It is based in Dharamsala today .

Territory claim

The government-in-exile's claim includes the autonomous regions of Tibet and Qinghai ( Hainan , Haixi , Haibei , Yushu , Golog , Huangnan ), as well as parts of the neighboring regions of Gansu ( Gannan , Tianzhu ), Sichuan ( Garzê , Ngawa , Muli ) and Yunnan ( Dêqên ) . These areas and sub-areas are referred to by the Tibetan government in exile as historical Tibet (see also Tibet - view of the Tibetan government in exile ). However, the current 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso is not politically advocating complete independence for Tibet ( rangzen ), which in his view is out of the question , but would instead accept an autonomous status modeled on Hong Kong . However, this point of view is controversial among Tibetans.

In the event of autonomy in these areas, the Tibetan government-in-exile believes that a democratic form of government with separation of powers should be created in which the current members of the government-in-exile should not receive any special privileges. The political function of the Dalai Lama is to be taken first by a transitional president and later by a properly elected citizen of Tibet.

history

After Tendzin Gyatsho fled to India in the course of the Tibetan uprising , he founded the Tibetan government-in-exile in Masuri on April 29, 1959 , of which he was the head. In May 1960, the organization moved to Dharamsala . On September 2, 1960, an exile parliament ( assembly of the Tibetan people's representatives ) was established and the Tibetan government in exile was democratized. The first Tibetan refugee settlement on Indian territory was Lugsum Samdupling in Bylakuppe , which was founded in the same year . The first female minister in office was the Dalai Lama's younger sister, Jetsun Pema. She was Minister of Education from 1990 to 1993.

2001 saw the first worldwide election of Tibetans in exile for the position of Prime Minister ( Kalon Tripa ), won by Lobsang Tenzin . He is known for a decidedly non-violent way of resistance against the occupation of Tibet by communist China and is committed to the democratization of Tibetan society. The 14th Dalai Lama Tendzin Gyatsho has since considered himself politically "half retired".

On March 10, 2011, Gyatsho announced that he would be proposing to amend the constitution at the next session of the parliament in exile so that he could hand over all of his political agendas. The fact that the Dalai Lama announced this step just ten days before the parliamentary elections was also interpreted as a call to vote.

On May 29, the exile parliament accepted Gyatsho's resignation. Since then, the incumbent Prime Minister has been both head of government and head of state. At the end of April 2011, the lawyer Lobsang Sangay was elected Prime Minister and thus political leader. At the beginning of August 2011, the Sangay cabinet began its work.

tasks

Entrance of the parliament building of the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamsala

The Tibetan government in exile mainly looks after the concerns of the approximately 100,000 exiled Tibetans in India, but also those of all other Tibetans living in exile. It maintains schools, a health service, organizes cultural events and the economic growth of the Tibetan exile community in India. With the permission of the Indian government, the Tibetan government in exile has its own jurisdiction for the Tibetans in exile in northern India. However, the Tibetan government-in-exile has made it its business to preserve Tibetan culture and to help Tibetan refugees build a livelihood outside of their Indian exile as well. At the same time, she wants to democratize Tibetan society.

International

The Tibetan government-in-exile is not internationally recognized as a legitimate government ( see also: Tibet's status from the perspective of other countries ), but receives financial support from the governments of other countries and international organizations. She also represents the concerns of the Tibetans in the organization of the unrepresented nations and peoples .

On April 11, 2002, the European Parliament discussed the possibility of recognizing the Tibetan government in exile as the legitimate representative of the Tibetan people.

Minister (Kalone) of the Cabinet (Kashag)

15th Kashag since May 27, 2016

14. Kashag in office from August 8, 2011 to May 26, 2016

See also

Web links

Commons : Central Tibetan Administration  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Government of Tibet In Exile - Tibet at a Glance (English)
  2. ↑ China blames Dalai Lama for riots (2008) , BBC
  3. ^ Tibetans in exile - a democracy is developing ( Memento from May 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), tibet.de
  4. ^ Future Polity of Tibet (Address by His Holiness the Dalai Lama) (1994) , tibetjustice.org
  5. ↑ Central Tibetan Administration ( Memento from August 3, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ↑ Sister of a God-King
  7. ↑ Snow Lion Publications Newsletter (English)
  8. ↑ Satyagraha by Professor Samdhong Rinpoche (1995) , igfm-muenchen.de
  9. ↑ Interview with Samdhong Rinpoche ( Memento of November 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), tibet.de
  10. ↑ Dalai Lama will resign as political leader on March 10, 2011 on derstandard.at , accessed on March 10, 2011.
  11. ↑ Christine Möllhoff: Dalai Lama “doesn't want to be like Mubarak”. March 20, 2011, accessed March 21, 2011 .
  12. ↑ Parliament Amends Charter on devolution of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's formal authority. May 29, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2012 .
  13. ↑ tagesschau.de: A Harvard professor as a bearer of hope ( memento from April 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ).
  14. ^ Tibet in exile. Retrieved September 3, 2015 .
  15. ↑ The Government of Tibet in Exile. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016 ; Retrieved September 3, 2015 .
  16. ↑ European Parliament April 11, 2002