The history of Tibet from 1950 to the present started with the Chinese People's Liberation Army Invading Tibet in 1950. Before then, Tibet had declared independence from China in 1913. In 1951, the Tibetans signed a seventeen-point agreement reaffirming China's sovereignty over Tibet and providing an autonomous administration led by Dalai Lama. In 1959 the 14th Dalai Lama fled Tibet to northern India where he established the Central Tibetan Administration. The Tibet Autonomous Region within China was officially established in 1965.

In 1949, seeing that the Communists were gaining control of China, the Kashag expelled all Chinese connected with the Chinese government, over the protests of both the Kuomintang and the Communists. Both the Republic of China (ROC) and the People's Republic of China (PRC) have maintained China's claim to sovereignty over Tibet. Many people felt that Tibet should not be part of China because they were constantly under attack in different ways rather often. Tibet had been its own country before 1951. In many eyes China seems to be trying to dismiss Tibet's culture, and has also been trying to do so worldwide. Because of the powerful Communist PRC government, Tibet has had to deal with political changes and various forms of oppression.

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