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![]() ![]() Dalai Lama to speak in New York's Central Park NEW YORK, April 28 (AFP) - Tibet's spiritual leader, the exiled Dalai Lama, will speak this summer in New York's Central Park, according to an announcement from the Gere Foundation, created by American actor and activist Richard Gere. The 14th Dalai Lama, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, will talk about love and compassion, concluding with a blessing, in the park on August 15. He will stay in New York for three days, the statement said. This will be the second time the Dalai Lama has spoken in Central Park. In 1991, he performed a ceremony and meditation that thousands of people participated in, the statement said. The Dalai Lama was the leader of Tibet until he fled into exile after Chinese troops arrived in 1951 and launched a bloody crackdown on an uprising against the Chinese. He set up a government in exile in northern India, and has repeatedly called for talks with Beijing over the future of Tibet, stressing he is not seeking independence for his people but autonomy.
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