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HH. Dalai Lama retires as leader of the
Tibetan community in exile

HH. Dalai Lama said he is dissolving his own authority as leader of the Tibetan community in exile. The Tibet leader says he will no longer play a political role and wishes to live as a simple monk.

Speaking in India at an event to mark the anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising, the 76-year-old Dalai Lama said his retirement will be effective within days.

"In recent weeks we have witnessed remarkable non-violent struggles for freedom and democracy in various parts of North Africa and elsewhere. I am a firm believer in non-violence and people-power and these events have shown once again that determined non-violent action can indeed bring about positive change. We must all hope that these inspiring changes lead to genuine freedom, happiness and prosperity for the peoples in these countries"   

HH Dalai Lama