Coverage dated February 8, 2025

Dalai Lama's elder brother, who led several rounds of talks with China, dies at 97

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NEW DELHI (AP) — The elder brother of the Dalai Lama and former chairman of the Tibetan government-in-exile in India, Gyalo Thondup, who led several rounds of talks with China and worked with foreign governments for the Tibetan cause, has died. He was 97.

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  1. The Republic

    Dalai Lama's elder brother, who led several rounds of talks with China, dies at 97 (opens The Republic)

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    NEW DELHI (AP) — The elder brother of the Dalai Lama and former chairman of the Tibetan government-in-exile in India, Gyalo Thondup, who led several rounds of talks with China and worked with foreign governments for the Tibetan cause, has died. He was 97.

  2. Green Field Reporter

    Dalai Lama's elder brother, who led several rounds of talks with China, dies at 97 - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    NEW DELHI (AP) — The elder brother of the Dalai Lama and former chairman of the Tibetan government-in-exile in India, Gyalo Thondup, who led several rounds of talks with China and worked with foreign governments for the Tibetan cause, has died. He was 97.

  3. New York Times

    Gyalo Thondup, Political Operator and Brother of the Dalai Lama, Dies at 97 (opens New York Times)

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    Mr. Thondup’s influence in Tibet has been seen as second only to his younger brother, Tenzin Gyatso, the exiled head of Tibetan Buddhism, whom he spent decades trying to help return to their homeland.

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