Phuntsok Wangyal

Phuntsok Wangyal Goranangpa
ཕུན་ཚོགས་དབང་རྒྱལ་
葛然朗巴·平措汪杰
Leader of the Tibetan Communist Party
In office
1943–1949
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born(1922-01-02)2 January 1922
Batang, Kham, Tibet
Died30 March 2014(2014-03-30) (aged 92)
Beijing, China
NationalityChinese
Political party

Phüntsok Wangyal Goranangpa (2 January 1922 – 30 March 2014), also known as Phüntsog Wangyal, Bapa Phüntsok Wangyal or Phünwang, was a Tibetan politician. A major figure in modern Sino-Tibetan relations, he is best known for being the founder and leader of the Tibetan Communist Party.