The Dalai Lama: Six Decades of Spiritual Leadership
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Secret Service
High in the Himalayas, the Dalai Lama rests with soldiers who accompanied him during his flight from Lhasa on the night of March 17, 1959. Despite pursuit and road blocks, the Dalai Lama reached India on March 31.
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