Period 5 Christian, Andrew, Evan

When did this event occur?



This repression began in 1951 when the People's Republic of China successfully captured the capital of Tibet and enforced new laws over the country. The beginning of the Chinese invasion began when China sent an invasion army of 40,000 soldiers after the Dalai Lama refused to sign a peace treaty sent by the Military dictator of China Mao Zedong. Zedong took this as a personal offense and attacked Tibet. This invasion resulted in the deaths of about 1.2 million Tibetans.