Dalai Lama

(FILES) File photo taken on August 4, 2009 shows exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama during a press conference near Lausanne, Switzerland. The Dalai Lama is on a five-day visit to Switzerland. The Dalai Lama announced March 10, 2011 his plan to retire as political head of the exiled Tibetan movement, saying the time had come for his replacement by a “freely elected” leader. AFP PHOTO / FILES / Fabrice COFFRINI