Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Tibetan religious leader, recognized as the 11th Panchen Lama by the 14th Dalai Lama but not the Chinese government
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Place of Birth: Lhari County, Tibet, China
About Gedhun Choekyi Nyima
- Gedhun Choekyi Nyima (born on April 25, 1989, in Lhari County, Tibet) is the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibetan Buddhism.
- He was declared the 11th Panchen Lama by the Dalai Lama on 14 May 1995.
- He was rejected by the search team appointed by the State Council of the People's Republic of China.
- He was born in Lhari County, Tibet Autonomous Region.
- After his selection, he was taken into what the PRC government described as protective custody and has not been acknowledged in public since 17 May 1995.
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