Tenzin Choedrak

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Template:NPOV Dr. Tenzin Choedrak (April 15, 1922 - April 6, 2001) was the Senior Personal Physician to His Holiness the Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama),[1] and was recognized as an esteemed master in the Tibetan medical tradition.[attribution needed] He was imprisoned by the Chinese without any formal charge and subject to torture for 17 years.[citation needed] His total imprisonment lasted almost 22 years from 1959-1980.

In April of 1995 he testified before the United States House International Relations Committee, Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights where he related some of his experiences.[1]

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  • Testimony before the US House International Relations Committee [1]
  • Brief Biography [2]

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