Yang Dongsheng (杨东生; né , 协饶登珠) (1918–1982) was a

Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa, Taman ...

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking ...

. He was President of Tibet Autonomous Region People's Congress in 1981–1983. He was succeeded by

Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme (; ; February 1, 1910 – December 23, 2009 ) was a Tibetan senior official who assumed various military and political responsibilities both before and after 1951 in Tibet. He is often known simply as Ngapo in English sourc ...

and was noted for his democratic reforms in Tibet.

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Democratic reform in Tibet
1918 births 1982 deaths People's Republic of China politicians from Sichuan Tibetan politicians Chinese Communist Party politicians from Sichuan Politicians from Ngawa Political office-holders in Tibet {{China-politician-stub