House Bill 9085

    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HR 9085

        By Representative Cantens






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution honoring the 14th Dalai Lama.

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  4         WHEREAS, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin

  5  Gyatso, is head of state and spiritual leader of the Tibetan

  6  people, and

  7         WHEREAS, born in 1935, the Dalai Lama assumed full

  8  political power as head of the state and government of Tibet

  9  on November 17, 1950, after some 80,000 soldiers of the

10  Chinese Peoples Liberation Army invaded Tibet, and

11         WHEREAS, since establishing the Tibetan

12  Government-in-Exile in Dharamsala, India, in 1960, the Dalai

13  Lama has struggled to aid Tibetan refugees and preserve

14  Tibetan language, history, religion, and culture, while

15  courageously promoting the liberation of Tibet through

16  peaceful negotiations and reconciliation, and

17         WHEREAS, the Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace

18  Prize in 1989, and has received worldwide recognition and

19  praise for his leadership in seeking solutions to

20  international conflicts, human rights issues, and global

21  environmental problems, and

22         WHEREAS, it is altogether fitting and appropriate that

23  the House of Representatives pause in its deliberations to

24  honor the Dalai Lama and commend his achievements, NOW,

25  THEREFORE,

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27  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

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30         That the House of Representatives does hereby accord

31  its deepest respect and admiration for the ideals and

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HR 9085

    702-113-99






  1  outstanding achievements of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama,

  2  Tenzin Gyatso, and commends his struggle to preserve the

  3  historical and cultural heritage of the Tibetan people, as

  4  well as his courageous endeavors on behalf of peace, freedom,

  5  tolerance, and mutual respect for all people.

  6         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution

  7  be presented to a representative of the Dalai Lama as a

  8  tangible token of the sentiments expressed herein.

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