Qiangba Puncog
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Qiangba Puncog was the Chairman of the government of Tibet Autonomous Region
of China
from 2003 until January 2010. He is of the Tibetan
ethnicity. He was most visible in public during the 2008 Tibetan unrest
, receiving diplomats and journalists. Qiangba Puncog resigned as Chairman on January 12, 2010 http://tibet.ca/en/newsroom/wtn/8316 and subsequently began serving as Chairman of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of the Tibet Autonomous Region.
, Tibet in May 1947. He graduated from Chongqing University
, and he joined in the Communist Party of China
in 1974.
Tibet Autonomous Region
The Tibet Autonomous Region , Tibet or Xizang for short, also called the Xizang Autonomous Region is a province-level autonomous region of the People's Republic of China , created in 1965....
of China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
from 2003 until January 2010. He is of the Tibetan
Tibetan people
The Tibetan people are an ethnic group that is native to Tibet, which is mostly in the People's Republic of China. They number 5.4 million and are the 10th largest ethnic group in the country. Significant Tibetan minorities also live in India, Nepal, and Bhutan...
ethnicity. He was most visible in public during the 2008 Tibetan unrest
2008 Tibetan unrest
The 2008 Tibetan unrest, also known from its Chinese name as the 3•14 Riots, was a series of riots, protests, and demonstrations that started in Tibetan regional capital of Lhasa and spread to other Tibetan areas and a number of monasteries including outside the Tibet Autonomous Region...
, receiving diplomats and journalists. Qiangba Puncog resigned as Chairman on January 12, 2010 http://tibet.ca/en/newsroom/wtn/8316 and subsequently began serving as Chairman of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of the Tibet Autonomous Region.
Biography
Qiangba Puncog was born in QamdoQamdo Prefecture
Qamdo Prefecture is a subnational entity in the eastern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region, containing the town of Qamdo...
, Tibet in May 1947. He graduated from Chongqing University
Chongqing University
Chongqing University is a comprehensive national university in the Shapingba District of Chongqing municipality, China. It is a member of the Project 211 and Project 985 which aims to transform Chinese universities into better research institutions.-History:...
, and he joined in the Communist Party of China
Communist Party of China
The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China...
in 1974.