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Gyalo Thondup

Tibetan personality, brother of Tenzin Gyatso (14th Dalai Lama)

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Gyalo Thondup

Tibetan personality, brother of Tenzin Gyatso (14th Dalai Lama)

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Gyalo Thondup was a Tibetan political operator in exile. The second-oldest brother of the 14th Dalai Lama, he was his closest advisor. From 1952 onward, he was based in India. Through the 1950s and 1960s, he worked with the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States during its unsuccessful campaign to use armed Tibetan rebels against China.

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Occupation: politician, diplomat
Position held: Kalön Tripa
Born: November 5, 1928
Died: February 8, 2025

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Zhu Danspouse Khedroob Thondupchild Choekyong Tseringfather Diki Tseringmother Jetsun Pemasibling Tsering Dolmasibling Tubten Jigme Norbusibling Tenzin Gyatsosibling Lobsang Samtensibling Ngari Rinpochésibling

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Gyalo Thondup was a Tibetan political operator in exile. The second-oldest brother of the 14th Dalai Lama, he was his closest advisor. From 1952 onward, he was based in India. Through the 1950s and 1960s, he worked with the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States during its unsuccessful campaign to use armed Tibetan rebels against China.

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Occupation: politician, diplomat
Position held: Kalön Tripa
Born: November 5, 1928
Died: February 8, 2025

Family

Zhu Danspouse Khedroob Thondupchild Choekyong Tseringfather Diki Tseringmother Jetsun Pemasibling Tsering Dolmasibling Tubten Jigme Norbusibling Tenzin Gyatsosibling Lobsang Samtensibling Ngari Rinpochésibling