Palden Gyatso

Palden Gyatso (1933 – 30 November 2018) was a Tibetan Buddhist monk. He was born in Panam, Tibet. During the Chinese invasion of Tibet he was arrested for protesting and spent 33 years in Chinese prisons and labor camps,Wartofsky, Alana; Jenkins, Mark; Freedom, Justice and a Little Rap and Reggae, Washington Post, June 15, 1998Rosenthal, A. M. On My Mind; You Are Palden Gyatso, The New York Times, April 11, 1995 where he was tortured. 

After his release in 1992 he fled to Dharamsala, (North India) in exile.Palden Gyatso bio  at Free Tibet Campaign He was still a practicing monk and political activist, traveling the world publicizing the cause of Tibet up until his death in 2018.3 Tibetans Continue Hunger Strike Washington Post, February 26, 2006, Page E18 

Gyatso died on 30 November 2018 in Dharamshala, India of liver cancer at the age of 85.Palden Gyatso, Monk Who Suffered for a Free Tibet, Dies at 85
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