Gyalo Thondup_
Taktser
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Gyalo Thondup: Brother of the 14th Dalai Lama (1928–2025).
Born in Taktser (died at age 96).
Biography
Gyalo Thondup was a Tibetan political operator in exile. The second-oldest brother of the 14th Dalai Lama, he was his closest advisor. From 1952 onward, he was based in India. Through the 1950s and 1960s, he worked with the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States during its unsuccessful campaign to use armed Tibetan rebels against China.
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Gyalo Thondup was born in Taktser.
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