The Panchen Lama, Religious Leader in Tibet, Dies at 50 From: The Washington Post | Date: January 30, 1989| Author: Daniel Southerland | Copyright 1989 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

The Panchen Lama, 50, Tibet's second highest religious leader who was regarded by many Tibetans in exile as a Chinese collaborator, died Jan. 28 at his residence in Xigaze, Tibet, after a heart attack.

His death was reported by the official New China News Agency (NCNA), which added that he died despite treatment by top Beijing physicians who had been sent to Tibet by Chinese Communist Party chief Zhao Ziyang.

NCNA described the Panchen Lama as "a great patriot, noted statesman...

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