Sonam Topgyal (1940 – 30 December 2012) was Prime Minister (officially Kalön Tripa) of the

Central Tibetan Administration The Central Tibetan Administration (, , ), often referred to as the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, is a non-profit political organization based in Dharamshala, India. Its organization is modeled after an elective parliamentary government, compo ...

(Tibetan

government-in-exile A government in exile (abbreviated as GiE) is a political group that claims to be a country or semi-sovereign state's legitimate government, but is unable to exercise legal power and instead resides in a foreign country. Governments in exile u ...

). He held the position from 1996 to 2001.

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1940 births 2012 deaths Prime Ministers of Tibet Central Tibetan Administration Tibetan politicians Banaras Hindu University alumni People from Dharamshala Chinese expatriates in India Tibetan emigrants to India Tibetan refugees {{Tibet-bio-stub