Basang

Basang or Pasang (; ; born March 1937) is a retired Tibetan politician of the People's Republic of China. A former slave, she joined the People's Liberation Army and rose to prominence during the Cultural Revolution, when she became vice-chairwoman of the Revolutionary Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). She was a member of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party for 14 years and was the only woman leader in the TAR government from 1979 to 2002.

Biography Basang was born in March 1937 in Gongkar, Lhokha, Tibet. Her parents were slaves, and after her mother died in 1947, Basang worked as a slave for nine years for the landlord of Chika.

In 1956, Basang escaped from slavery and joined the Chinese People's Liberation Army. She continued to be a member of the National CPPCC until 2013.