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50th anniversary of democratic reform in Tibet
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Source: CCTV.com | 03-06-2009 09:04
Special Report: Tibet in 50 YearsSpecial Report: 2009 NPC & CPPCC Sessions
This month is the 50th anniversary of the democratic reform in the Tibet Autonomous Region. NPC deputies and CPPCC members from the region are now holding discussions in Beijing, and also celebrating the 50th anniversary of the reforms.
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| Gesang Zhoigar(C), an offspring of a serf family and a delegate to Tibet Autonomous Region People's Congress (legislature), enters the meeting hall to attend the annual, second session of the Ninth People's Congress of the region in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2009. (Xinhua/Gesang Dawa) |
50 years ago, Tibet witnessed its Democratic Reform. It overthrew the feudal serfdom system, and slaves and serfs were emancipated from the darkness of cruel oppression.
The Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the regional People's Congress says the feudal serfdom in old Tibet before 1959 was darker than medieval Europe.
He says that although the Dalai Lama has been exiled for the past 5 decades, he has never stopped his attempts to restore feudal serfdom.
