Phuntsok Wangyal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Tibetan politician
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Place of Birth: Batang, Sichuan, China
About Phuntsok Wangyal
- Phuntsok Wangyal Goranangpa (2 January 1922 – 30 March 2014), also known as Phuntsog Wangyal, Bapa Phuntsok Wangyal or Phünwang, was a Tibetan politician.
- He is best known for having founded the Tibetan Communist Party and was a major figure in modern Sino-Tibetan relations.
- He was arrested by the Chinese authorities in 1960 and subsequently spent 18 years in the infamous Chinese high security prison Qincheng in solitary confinement.
- He lived in Beijing until his death.
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