1943:
Britain affirms that Tibet is "already self-governing and determined to retain [its] independence". [1]
1946:
The Republic of China recognises the Mongolian People's Republic. [1]
1947:
British mission in Lhasa transferred to a newly independent India. Reting is arrested for plotting to assassinate Regent Taktra. Former Regent Reting dies in prison, apparently poisoned. [1]
1947-49:
Tibetan Trade Mission travels to India, Britain, U.S., and China; the mission is received by the British Prime Minister Attlee. [1]
1949:
People's Republic of China is proclaimed by Chinese Communist Party. New Chinese government affirms recognition of Mongolia. [1]
1950:
Red China invades Tibet; Tibetan army destroyed in battle at Chamdo. [1]
1951:
17 Point Agreement between China and Tibet; Chinese occupy Lhasa. [1]
1955:
Kham is detached from Tibet and administered directly by the CCP. [1]
1956:
Tibetans in Kham and Qinghai (Amdo) begin revolt against CCP rule. [1]
1957:
The United States begins to arm the Tibetan resistance via CIA. [1]
1959:
Anti-Chinese revolt spreads to Lhasa; 14th Dalai Lama flees to India. [1]
1960:
A report by the International Commission of Jurists concludes that,"acts of genocide [have] been committed in Tibet in an attempt to destroy the Tibetans as a religious group." [1]
1962:
China-India War: China advances beyond McMahon Line, then withdraws. [1]
1963:
The Tibetan Government-in-Exile writes a democratic constitution for a future liberated Tibet. [1]
1965:
China sets up Tibet Autonomous Region in U'Tsang and western Kham. [1]
1966-69:
Cultural Revolution: Red Guards rampage destroys most Tibetan temples. [1]
1969:
Fighting among Red Guard factions; PLA intervenes to restore order. [1]
1971:
The United States cuts off military aid to the Tibetan resistance. [1]
1974:
Nepal forces the Tibetan resistance to leave its base in Mustang. [1]
1979:
China allows delegation from Government-in-exile to visit Tibet. [1]
1980:
CCP General Secretary Hu Yaobang visits Tibet and promises to "restore the Tibetan economy to its pre-1959 level." [1]
1982:
Solzhenitsyn calls the CCP regime in Tibet "more brutal and inhuman than any other communist regime in the world." [1]
1987:
Police fire on a massive pro-independence demonstration in Lhasa. [1]
1988:
Qiao Shi, China's security chief, visits Tibet and vows to "adopt a policy of merciless repression". [1]
Speaking in Strasbourg, the Dalai Lama makes a "five point" peace plan for a Tibet within China. [1]
1989:
Dalai Lama receives Nobel Peace Prize; martial law imposed in Tibet. [1]
1992:
China declares Tibet "open" to foreign investment. [1]
Chen Kuiyuan is named CCP leader for Tibet and calls for a purge of those party members who "act as internal agents of the Dalai Lama clique". [1]
1993:
Residents of Lhasa protest against price increases and the charging of fees for formally free medical services. [1]
1994:
Potala Palace, DL's traditional residence, is restored and reopened. [1]
1995:
China denounces the six-year old boy recognised by the Dalai Lama as the 11th Panchen Lama, and imposes its own candidate. [1]
1996:
China bans the displaying of photographs of the Dalai Lama. [1]
1999:
October - Chinese premier Jiang Zemin visits Britain. Blair government refuses to raise human rights issues publicly, while police deny protesters the right to peaceful assembly and illegally seize Tibetan flags. [3]
2000:
1st July - In Washington DC thousands of Tibetans and their supporters rallied to urge the World Bank to scrap a plan to resettle some 60,000 poor farmers, many of them Chinese, on traditional Tibetan lands. [2]
7th July - The World Bank cancelled its Chinese resettlement project for Tibet. China then withdrew its request for a $40 million loan and vowed to proceed with its own development program. [2]
2004:
May – Tony Blair declines to meet with the Dalai Lama “because of diary pressures”. [4]