Qiangba_Puncog

Qiangba Puncog

Qiangba Puncog

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Qiangba Puncog, also spelled Champa Phuntsok (Tibetan: བྱམས་པ་ཕུན་ཚོགས་, Wylie: byams pa phun tshogs; Chinese: 向巴平措; pinyin: Xiàngbā Píngcuò; born in May 1947) was the chairman of the government of Tibet Autonomous Region of China from 2003 until January 2010. He is of Tibetan ethnicity.[1][2] He was most visible in public during the 2008 Tibetan unrest, receiving diplomats and journalists.[1] Qiangba Puncog resigned as chairman on January 12, 2010,[3] and subsequently began serving as chairman of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of the Tibet Autonomous Region.

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Biography

Qiangba Puncog was born in Chamdo, Tibet in May 1947. He graduated from Chongqing University, and he joined in the Communist Party of China in 1974.[1]

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  1. [1]
    "Who's Who in China's Leadership: Qiangba Puncog". China Internet Information Center (www.china.org.cn). Retrieved 2010-02-04.
  2. [2]
    "Qiangba Puncog's statement at press conference". China Daily. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
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    Canada Tibet Committee | Newsroom | WTN
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