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By Harmeet Shah Singh<\/strong>, CNN<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Lobsang Sangay stands by a Tibetan flag during his election campaign in Dharamshala on March 18, 2011.<\/p>\n

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STORY HIGHLIGHTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • NEW<\/strong>: Sangay earned a doctorate in law from Harvard University<\/li>\n
  • NEW<\/strong>: In May, Tibetan representatives will discuss the Dalai Lama’s proposal<\/li>\n
  • Sangay beats out two other candidates<\/li>\n
  • The Dalai Lama has said he wants to hand over political power to an elected leader<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

    New Delhi, India (CNN)<\/strong> — A Harvard-educated legal expert was elected head of Tibet’s government-in-exile on Wednesday, filling the shoes of the Dalai Lama who said last month he was going to give up his political role.<\/p>\n

    Lobsang Sangay got 55% of the vote, beating two other candidates for the post of Kalon Tripa, or prime minister.<\/p>\n

    In March, the Dalai Lama announced his plan to retire as political head of the Tibetan exile movement, saying Tibetans needed an elected leader “to whom I can devolve power.”<\/p>\n

    He remains the group’s spiritual leader.<\/p>\n

    Born in the tea-growing region of Darjeeling in India, Sangay arrived in the United States in 1995. He received his doctorate in law from Harvard University, where he also was a research fellow in the East Asian Legal Studies program and held events related to Tibet.<\/p>\n

    In May, Tibetan representatives will meet to discuss the Dalai Lama’s proposal of political retirement.<\/p>\n

    Their recommendations will be forwarded to the exiled parliament so that it can ratify the constitution and relieve the spiritual leader of his political responsibilities.<\/p>\n

    The Dalai Lama fled China 52 years ago on March 10, 1959, after a failed uprising against Chinese rule.<\/p>\n

    The exile group is headquartered in Dharamsala in northern India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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