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Takna Jigme Sangpo
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| Born | 1926 Tibet
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| Died | 17 October 2020 (aged 94) |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Takna Jigme Sangpo (1926 – 17 October 2020) was the longest-serving political prisoner of Tibetan ethnicity. He spent 37 years in a prison near Lhasa.
He was first imprisoned in 1965, he was released from prison on a medical parole on 31 March 2002 having reached the age of 76. He resided in the Drapchi Prison.
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