C3) How many Tibetans have died as a result of the Chinese occupation?
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This article is from the Tibet FAQ, by Peter Kauffner Peter.Kauffner@bearsden.org and Nima Dorje tibet@acs.ucalgary.ca.
C3) How many Tibetans have died as a result of the Chinese occupation?
The following table was made up by the Bureau of Information of the
Tibetan government-in-exile:
TIBETAN DEATHS UNDER CHINESE OCCUPATION (through 1988)
CAUSE OF DEATH U-Tsang Kham Amdo Total
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Tortured in prison 93,560 64,877 14,784 173,221
Executed 28,267 32,266 96,225 156,758
Killed in fighting 143,253 240,410 49,042 432,705
Starved to death 131,072 89,916 121,982 342,970
Suicide 3,375 3,952 1,675 9,002
"Struggled" to death 27,951 48,840 15,940 97,731
TOTAL 427,478 480,361 299,648 1,207,387
Source: [Info94]
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