What is Phuntsok Wangyal?
[[File:Geranlanba Pingcuowangjie.jpg|thumb|Phuntsok Wangyal]] '''Phuntsok Wangyal Goranangpa''' or '''Bapa Phuntsok Wangyal''' ({{Lang-zh|平措汪杰}}; January 1922 &ndash; 30 March 2014), better known as '''Phuntsog Wangyal''' and sometimes '''Phünwang''', was a [[Tibet]]an [[politician]]. He was a [[communist]] and is best known for having founded the [[Tibetan Communist Party]]. For his activities, he was arrested by [[China|Chinese]] authorities and was jailed for eighteen years at the [[Qincheng Prison]]. He was born in [[Batang]], in the province of [[Kham]], eastern [[Tibet]]. Wangyal died from [[lung failure]] on 30 March 2014 at a hospital in [[Beijing]], [[China]]. He was 91 years old.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-tibetan-communist-who-urged-reconciliation-with-dalai-lama-dies-1973510|title=Tibetan Communist who urged reconciliation with Dalai Lama dies|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|publisher=[[Reuters]]|location=[[Beijing]], [[China]]|date=30 March 2014|accessdate=30 March 2014}}</ref> ==Related pages== *[[List of Chinese writers]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/phuntsok-wangyal.html Phuntsok Wangyal] at [http://www.famousbirthdays.com/ Famous Birthdays] {{DEFAULTSORT:Wangyal, Phuntsok}} [[Category:1922 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Chinese communists]] [[Category:Chinese writers]] [[Category:Tibetan rights activists]] {{Bio-stub}}