Takna Jigme Sangpo
Takna Jigme Sangpo (1926 – 17 October 2020)[1] was the longest-serving political prisoner of Tibetan ethnicity. He spent 37 years in a prison near Lhasa.[2]
Takna Jigme Sangpo | |
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| Born | 1926 |
| Died | 17 October 2020 (aged 94) |
| Occupation | Teacher |
He was first imprisoned in 1965,[3] he was released from prison on a medical parole on 31 March 2002 having reached the age of 76.[4][5] He resided in the Drapchi Prison.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "We lost a true patriot of Tibet": CTA mourns demise of Takna Jigme Sangpo, Tibet's longest-serving political prisoner. https://tibet.net/we-lost-a-true-patriot-of-tibet-cta-mourns-demise-of-takna-jigme-sangpo-tibets-longest-serving-political-prisoner/. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ↑ "Takna Jigme Sangpo addresses the media in Dharamshala," The Office of Tibet Archived 2005-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ ""Interview of Takna Jigme Sangpo", on Human Rights Tribune". Archived from the original on 2009-11-19. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ↑ Longest serving Tibetan political prisoner Jigme Sangpo released (TIN)
- ↑ "News" International Campaign for Tibet Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine