government-in-exile
Americannoun
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After Rangzen's death, the head of the Tibetan government-in-exile, Penpa Tsering, urged all Tibetans to "cherish" their lives.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Mandarin, who calls himself the first minister of a Chagossian government-in-exile, said the islands "belong to us" and urged the UK to "let Chagossians come back to their homeland as British".
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
At the headquarters of the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamshala, northern India, Tibetan Buddhist monks sat crossed-legs on the floor, chanting prayers as devotees stood in line to offer prayers.
From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2024
"This is no longer opposition, it is a real government-in-exile," she told Reuters, sitting in Karma, a bar in Warsaw that used to be based in Minsk.
From Reuters ● Aug. 8, 2023
He fled to Hungary and then to Israel, supposedly with bags of money—to avoid prosecution and with hope of setting up a government-in-exile.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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