Word: homeland
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...line of Tibetan officials bowed to Nehru, presented him with an armload of ceremonial white scarves. The curtains parted in the main doorway, and out stepped the smiling Dalai Lama for his first meeting with Nehru since the God-King of Tibet fled the Red Chinese reconquest of his homeland (TIME, April 13). "How are you?" asked Nehru. Answered the Dalai Lama in his best English: "I am quite nice...
Having made it clear to all-and especially to Red China-that the Dalai Lama would get political asylum in India but no help in regaining his homeland, Nehru remounted his white horse and traveled-avoiding risk, hardship and adventure-off into the evening...
...umbrella, gave them his blessing. Then, with his retinue, the Dalai Lama boarded an air-conditioned railway coach to go to the former British hill station of Mussoorie, where he will take up his residence in exile and "rest and reflect on recent events" in his crushed and suffering homeland...
...kingdom was called Israel. When the Assyrians "swept down like a wolf on the fold," they carried off most of the Israelites, leaving behind a destitute few who eventually intermarried with the invaders. Two centuries later, the Persian Cyrus freed the Jews of Jerusalem and returned them to their homeland; the Samaritans offered to help rebuild the temple, but were coldly rebuffed...
...Hogan planned to make his next title defense in 1960 in Lagos. Nigeria, to celebrate the scheduled independence of his homeland. Now he will have to get the title back first...