Record
SI-094
Date
Place
Outside a government office, Kyangtsa township, Dzoege (Ch: Ruo’ergai) County
Region
Amdo
Age
24
Affiliation
Herder
Outcome
Died Died at the scene (ICT); CTA lists: Died on 27/11/2012.
Other spellings
Kalsang Kyab

What happened

According to ICT, citing Tibetan monks in exile, Kelsang Kyab, a 24-year-old herder, set fire to himself outside a government office in Kyangtsa township in the early evening of 27 November 2012, calling for the long life of the Dalai Lama and of Kirti Rinpoche, and died at the scene. Local Tibetans took him back to his home near Kyangtsa, in Dzoege (Ch: Ruo’ergai) County.

Reported words

May the Dalai Lama live for 100 aeons! May Kirti Rinpoche live for 100 aeons!

Tibetan monks in exile, via ICT fact sheet

Aftermath

ICT reported that armed security forces were deployed and sealed off Kyangtsa after the protest.

Sources & References

Primary records