Sampho Tsewang Rigzin
Tibetan politician and soldier (1904–1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Tsewang Rigzin.
Sampho Tsewang Rigzin[lower-alpha 1] (1904–1973) was a Tibetan politician and soldier. After the annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China in 1951, he joined the Chinese Communist Party and the People's Liberation Army, attaining the rank of major general (shaojiang) in the latter. He served as a Kalön of the Tibetan Kashag from 1957 to 1959. He was later purged by Chinese officials during the Cultural Revolution and publicly humiliated in a struggle session.
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Sampho Tsewang Rigzin | |
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བསམ་ཕོ་ཚེ་དབང་རིག་འཛིན་ 桑颇·才旺仁增 | |
Vice Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region | |
In office 1959–1973 | |
Chairman | Zeng Yongya Ren Rong |
Member of the 4th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |
In office 1965–1973 | |
Chairman | Zhou Enlai |
Kalön of the Kashag | |
In office 1957–1959 | |
Monarch | 14th Dalai Lama |
Preceded by | Dogan Penjor Rabgye |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | 1905 (1905) Lhasa |
Died | 1973 (aged 67–68) |
Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
Relations | Palden Thondup Namgyal (son-in-law) |
Children | Samyo Kushoe Sangideki (daughter) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | People's Republic of China |
Branch/service | People's Liberation Army |
Rank | Major General (Jiang) |
Commands | Deputy Commander, Tibet Military District |
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