Ahead of 90th Birthday, Dalai Lama Announces He Will Have a Successor

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Just days before the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday, the Tibetan spiritual leader announced he will have a successor after he dies and that China will have no say in the matter.

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00:00The Dalai Lama has announced that he will be reincarnated,

00:04and in speculation over whether there would be a successor.

00:08The Dalai Lama has announced that he will be reincarnated,

00:14and there is speculation over whether there would be a successor.

00:25The announcement was made at a large gathering of monks and other followers

00:29in Dharamshala, India.

00:31It comes just ahead of the Tibetan spiritual leader's 90th birthday on Sunday.

00:35China rules Tibet and views the Dalai Lama as a separatist.

00:39Beijing says it will name his successor.

00:41But he says only his organization has the right to identify the next Dalai Lama.

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