Central Tibetan Administration
The Tibetan government in exile (English: Central Tibetan Administration, Tibetan: Bod Tsenjol Mi Zhung gi Drigtsug ) is a government in exile, which claims to be the legitimate government of Tibet and the Tibetans to be. It was founded in 1959 after the flight of the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatsho into exile in India.
Territorial claim
The claim of the Government in Exile includes the autonomous region of Tibet and Qinghai (Hainan, Haixi, Haibei, Yushu, Golog, Huangnan ), and parts of adjoining areas Gansu ( Gannan, Tianzhu ), Sichuan ( Garzê, Ngawa, Muli ) and Yunnan ( Dêqên ). These regions and subregions are of the Tibetan government in exile called the historical Tibet ( see also Tibet - view of the Tibetan Government in Exile ). The current 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatsho not occur but politically for complete independence of Tibet ( rangzen ), which does not come into question, in his view, but would accept an autonomous status along the lines of Hong Kong. However, this view is controversial among Tibetans.
In the case of autonomy of these areas a democratic form of government to be established with powers after the presentation of the Tibetan government in exile, in which the current members of the exile government should receive no special privileges. The political role of the Dalai Lama to be initially occupied by an interim president, and later by a citizen duly elected Tibet.
History
After Tenzin Gyatsho had fled in the wake of the Tibetan uprising to India, he founded on 29 April 1959 in Mussoorie, the Tibetan government in exile, whose leader he was. In May 1960, the organization moved its headquarters to Dharamsala. On September 2, 1960, a parliament in exile (Assembly of Tibetan People's Representatives ) was established and the Tibetan government in exile has been democratized. The first Tibetan refugee settlement on Indian territory was Lugsum Samdupling founded in the same year in Bylakuppe. The first female minister in office was the younger sister of the Dalai Lama, Jetsun Pema. She was Minister of Education from 1990 to 1993.
In 2001 there were the first global election of the Tibetans in exile for the position of prime minister ( Kalon Tripa ), which was won by Lobsang Tenzin. This is known for a decidedly non-violent path of resistance against the occupation of Tibet by Communist China and is committed to the democratization of Tibetan society. The 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatsho looked since then politically as semi-retired.
On 10 March 2011 Gyatsho announced its intention to make an application for constitutional amendment at the next meeting of Parliament in exile, so that he could give all his political agendas. The fact that the Dalai Lama gave this step known only ten days before the parliamentary elections, has also been interpreted as a call to the polls.
On May 29, the exile parliament accepted the resignation Gyatshos. Since then, each incumbent prime minister, is also head of government and head of state. End of April 2011 Lobsang Sangay, the lawyer was elected Prime Minister and thus the political leader. Early August 2011, the Cabinet took Sangays on his work.
Tasks
The Tibetan government in exile is primarily concerned with the interests of some 100,000 Tibetans in exile in India. It runs schools, a health care, organizes cultural events and the economic growth of the Tibetan exile community in India. By permission of the Indian government, the Tibetan government in exile has its own case-law for the Tibetans in exile in northern India.
Internationally
The Tibetan government in exile is not recognized internationally as the legitimate government (see also: Tibet - International perspective ), but receives financial support from the governments of other countries and international organizations. It represents the interests of the Tibetans in the organization of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples.
On 11 April 2002 was discussed in the European Parliament on the possibility of recognizing the Tibetan government in exile as the legitimate representative of the Tibetan people.
Minister ( Kalone ) of the Cabinet ( Kashag )
Since August 2011, the 14th Kashag is in office.
- Lobsang Sangay - Prime Minister ( " Kalon Tripa " ), education
- Pema Chinnjor - Religion and Culture
- Dolma Gyari - home
- Tsering Dhondup - Finance
- Dongchung Ngodup - Security
- Dicki Chhoyang - Information and International Relations
- Tsering Wangchuk - Health