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                     Exiled Tibetans Voting for New Leaders

   by VOA News

   Tibetans living in exile are voting Sunday to choose new leadership as
   they struggle for autonomy for Chinese-ruled Tibet.

   Beijing does not recognize the government-in-exile, based in Dharamsala
   in the Indian Himalayan foothills.

   The election is the second since the popular and aging Dalai Lama
   stepped down from political leadership to focus on his role as Tibetan
   spiritual leader.

   The government-in-exile represents more than 100,000 Tibetans living
   mainly in India, Nepal and Bhutan.

   The Dalai Lama and many followers fled Tibet in 1959 after a failed
   uprising against Chinese rule.

   In Dharamsala, Tibetans lined up at a Buddhist temple and other
   locations to cast their votes Sunday.  Voters in several other
   countries, including the United States, are also eligible to vote.
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References

   1. http://www.voanews.com/content/tibetans-election/3246046.html