Phuntsok Wangchuk
Tibetan independence activist and political prisoner
About Phuntsok Wangchuk
Lived 1973 – 2024 (aged 50–51). Phuntsok Wangchuk was an independence activist.
Phuntsok Wangchuk (; 1973 – 20 June 2024) was a Tibetan independence activist and political prisoner.
Biography Born in Nedong in 1973, Wangchuk studied at Tibet University in Lhasa. During his schooling, he was taught the version of Tibetan history assigned by the Chinese Communist Party, but met a Tibetan professor who taught him the true history at age 16, which led him to engage in Tibetan independence activism. On 15 June 1994, he was arrested by seven Chinese police officers at 3:00 in the morning alongside one other student and two professors accused of putting up pro-independence posters in his village.
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Who was Phuntsok Wangchuk?
tibetan independence activist and political prisoner (1973–2024)
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Phuntsok Wangchuk was born in 1973 in Nedong District.
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Phuntsok Wangchuk died on 20 June 2024 in New York City.
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Phuntsok Wangchuk was an independence activist.
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