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In this March 1959 file photo, Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama, sixth from left, rests with members of an escape party who protected him during his flight to exile across the Himalayas. The Dalai Lama fled the Tibetan capital Lhasa on the night of March 17, 1959 after a failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule. Tibetans are about to mark the 50th anniversary of the failed March 10, 1959 uprising. (AP) |