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Public Declaration of the Official Recognition of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama occurs two years after passing of the 13th Dalai Lama.
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Assumes full temporal or political power in Tibet at the age of 5, Due to the Chinese Invasion of Tibet.
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The 17-Point Agreement, also known as The Agreement of the Central People's Government and the Local Government of Tibet on Measures for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet, was signed by a Tibetan delegation. This agreement affirms China's sovereignty over Tibet but allowing the Dalai Lama and his administration to have autonomous rule.
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From July 1954 to June 1955 The Dalai Lama visits China for peace talks and meets with Mao Zedong and other Chinese leaders.
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Tibetans gather in front of Norbulingka Palace, the residence of the Dalai Lama, to prevent him from going to a performance at the Chinese Army Camp. Tibetan People's Uprising begins.
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Artillery Shells fired from Chinese troops land outside Norbulingka Palace; first major Chinese attack, also the first attack targeted at the Dalai Lama.
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Tibetan Government formally reestablished. The 17-Point Agreement formally repudiated by Tibetan Government.
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Due to Chinese threats and attacks, The Dalai Lama goes on a 14 day escape to India.
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The Dalai Lama presents a draft democratic constitution for Tibet. First exile Tibetan Parliament is created.
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First visit to Italy, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, UK, West Germany and Austria occur from September to November.
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First contact with the Government of China established since coming into exile, 20 years ago.
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The historic Five Point Peace Plan for Tibet presented in Washington, D.C. to members of the U.S. Congress.
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Awarded the 1989 Nobel Prize for Peace in Oslo, Norway for advocating for Peace and Freedom of Tibet, specifically because of the Five Point Peace Plan for Tibet.
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The Dalai Lama sends a letter to the Tibetan Parliament in exile requesting them to remove his temporal power. He signs into law the formal transfer of his temporal power to the democratically elected leader. This brings to an end the 368-year old tradition of the Dalai Lamas being both spiritual and temporal head of Tibet.
