March 29

On March 29, 2001, the total number of the population in Tibet Autonomous Region reached 261,630, among which 241,110 people were Tibetans, accounting for 92.2 percent of the total; 155,300 were Han people and 49,900 other ethnic minorities, accounting for 5.9 percent and 1.9 percent respectively, according to the statistics issued by the Fifth Nationwide population census.

On March 29, 1959, the 10th Panchen Erdeni Choekyi Gyaltsen called to Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai, saying that he would adhere to the Decree of the State Council ordering to dissolve the Tibetan local government, and assist the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to quell the rebellion and build a new socialist Tibet with prosperity and happiness.