Hundreds of visitors and media persons were present in Lhasa, in September 1987 when protests erupted against the Chinese rule. These were led by Tibetan monks. Reports of the repression which followed were transmitted the world over.
A year later, Hu Jintao (today Chinese President) took over as General Secretary of the Region and clamped down martial law for a year. Hundreds of Tibetan died in the process.

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