Question

The Dalai Lama A) is the religious and political leader of Tibet. B) is the new political leader of Afghanistan after the ousting of the Taliban in 2001-2002. C) is a political leader of Tibet who was installed by the Chinese government after their invasion of the region in 1959. D) has been found to have ties to the Taliban and al-Qaeda.

Answer 1

Answer:

The right answer is A.

Explanation:

His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibet and the main figure of Tibetan Buddhism. He was also the head of the local government until the Chinese took military control of Tibet in the 1950s. He escaped to India where he has been living as an exile since then, heading a government in exile. Tenzin Gyatso (his actual name) got the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1989.