Dalai Lama to quit as political head – answers

By Berni | March 10, 2011

questions

  1. When did the Dalai Lama make the announcement? on Thursday
  2. What is he planning to do? step down as political leader
  3. How old is he? 76
  4. What is his role currently? spiritual leader
  5. How long has he lived in Exile? since 1959, 52 years
  6. Which verb tells us that he will pass on his power to a new leader? to devolve (power)
  7. Where are the Tibetans protesting? in Kathmandu
  8. How many were injured in the protest? a lot of people ‘dozens’
  9. How often do the exiled Tibetans protest? every year on the anniversary of a failed uprising in 1959
  10. What is Tibet seeking? autonomy from China
  11. How does China rule Tibet according to the reporter? with an ‘iron fist’ – very strictly
  12. What, according to China, is the Dalai Lama responsible for? stirring up unrest

 

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