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When did the 14th Dalai Lama arrive in India after fleeing Tibet?
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Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, 2008.
The 14th Dalai Lama arrived in India on March 31, 1959.12
Following a popular uprising in Lhasa and rising tensions with Chinese authorities, he fled Tibet under the cover of darkness on March 17, 1959. He traveled on foot and horseback across the Himalayas while being pursued by Chinese troops before reaching India, where he was granted asylum.12