 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Pashure pokunge apedza zvidzidzo zvake, akaronga kuva mutungamiriri weNamgyal Institute of Tibetology uye akatumirwa kunodzidziswa kuConsulate yeIndia muLhasa, kwaakabata basa muna 1955 kusvikira yakavharwa panguva yeHondo yeChina neIndia muna 1962. Anoyeuka kuti pakati pa1955 na1959, rimwe basa raiitwa pahofisi yekonsulate raiva rokuunganidza mashoko pamusoro pezviitwa zveuto reChina, uye nokudaro aiziva nezvokunetsana kwakaitika muna March 1959. Manheru omusi wa17 March, mamiriro ezvinhu akanga asina kugadzikana, uye akapedza usiku pamwe chete nevamwe vake pahofisi yekanzuru uko aisagona kurara. Na2 mangwanani, kupfura kwakatanga, aiziva kuti 14th Dalai Lama akasiya Norbulingka, asi akazvichengeta zvakavanzika. Akasarudza kubuda kuti aone zvaiitika, uye akawana migwagwa izere nevarwi vokuChina, vachishevedzera uye vachipfura vari pedyo. Paiva nemapoka ezvitunha. Madota akapfura paPotala, kubhomba kwacho kwakatora maawa maviri, pashure pacho mamongi akabuda muPotala, achiita kuti zvombo zvechiuto cheChina zvive nyore kupfura. Akaonawo vakadzi vaviri nomumwe murume vachifamba mumugwagwa, vakabata masaga machena mumaoko avo sechiratidzo chorugare. Vakaurawa ne4 kana kuti 5 pfuti. Mumusha wemamongi pedyo nePotala, akaona varwi vechiChinese vachitsvaka zvombo, vachityisidzira vaTibetan makumi matatu avo vakasimudza maoko avo, avo pakupedzisira vakapfurwa 