Mr. Thondup said that, in respect for his brother’s pacifist stance, he never sought the Dalai Lama’s active approval of the CIA campaign. The CIA halted its support in 1972 when President ...
NEW DELHI (AP) — The elder brother of the Dalai Lama ... and praised his role in facilitating U.S. support for the Tibetan struggle. The Dalai Lama led a prayer session for Thondup at a ...
NEW DELHI (AP) — The elder brother of the Dalai Lama ... and praised his role in facilitating U.S. support for the Tibetan struggle. The Dalai Lama led a prayer session for Thondup at a ...
Gyalo Thondup, the elder brother of the Dalai Lama who helped the CIA mount an ill ... died Feb. 9 at his home in Kalimpong, in India’s West Bengal state. He was believed to be 97.
Tibetan media outlets credited Thondup for networking with foreign governments and praised his role in facilitating U.S. support for the Tibetan struggle. The Dalai Lama led a prayer session for ...
NEW DELHI — 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 ...