1960 Tibetan Parliament in Exile election

The first election for the then named Tibetan Assembly was held on September 2, 1960, as part of a process of democratization of the Tibetan community encourage by the Dalai Lama.Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Tibetans in-exile elect a new Parliament. The election for Parliament was announced by the Dalai Lama in a trip to Bodh Gaya on January of the same year. This was the first time in history that Tibetans could elect their political leaders and September 2 is currently celebrate among the Tibetan diaspora as “Democracy Day”. One of the first decisions of the Assembly was to abolish all hereditary titles and functions of the old aristocracy, Buddhist hierarchy and tribal leaders declaring the equality of all Tibetans. Since that, other 15 assemblies have been elected.Julien Cleyet-Marel, Le développement du système politique tibétain en exil, préface Richard Ghevontian, Fondation Varenne, 2013, , , p. 261

Composition SeatMemberRepresentation1 Karma ThubtenNyingma2 Jheshong Tsewang Tamdin Sakya3Atro Rinpoché Karma Shenphen Choekyi DawaKagyu4Chiso Lobsang NamgyalGelug5Samkhar Tsering WangduÜ-Tsang 6Tamshul Dhedong Wangdi Dorje () 7Phartsang Chukhor Kalsang Damdul8Drawu Rinchen Tsering Kham (Dhotoe)9Jangtsetsang Tsering Gonpo10Sadutsang Lobsang Nyandak 11Alag Trigen JamyangResigned, replaced by Tongkhor Trulku Lobsang Jangchub, Amdo (Dhomey)12Gungthang Tsultrim 13Gyalrong Trichu Dorje Pelsang

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