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Tibet Serf Emancipation Day

Tibet sets "Serf Emancipation Day" WATCH VIDEO Source: CCTV.com | 01-20-2009 08:53 Special Report: Tibet Today The Tibetan legislature has decided that March 28th will commemorate the end of feudal serfdom in the autonomous region. Monday's session...

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