Tibetans hold rally to commemorate the National Uprising Day

SUMMARY

Tibetans in India and Taiwan held march on Sunday to mark the 60th anniversary of the March 10, 1959, Tibetan Uprising uprising of the Tibetan people against the Chinese rule. The uprising was brutally quelled by the Chinese army forcing the spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and thousands of Tibetans to come into exile. Every year exile Tibetans mark this day as the National Uprising Day.

By APMar 10, 2019 2:55:34 PM IST (Updated)

Tibetans living in Taiwan and their supporters shout slogans during a march in Taipei, Taiwan to mark the 60th anniversary of the failed 1959 Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Tibetans living in Taiwan and their supporters shout slogans. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Tibetans living in Taiwan and their supporters shout slogans during a rally in Taipei. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Exile Tibetans shout slogans during a march to mark the 60th anniversary of the March 10, 1959 Tibetan Uprising Day, in New Delhi(AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Exile Tibetans shout slogans during a march to mark the 60th anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising Day in New Delhi. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Exile Tibetans shout slogans during a march to mark the 60th anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising Day in New Delhi. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

A horse-mounted exile Tibetan shouts slogans during a march in New Delhi. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Tibetan school children sing their national anthem at the end of a march to mark the 60th anniversary of the March 10, 1959 Tibetan Uprising Day in New Delhi. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)