Tibetan Democracy Day was marked with the inauguration of the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamshala on September 2.
On September 2, 1960, the first elected representatives of the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile took their oaths in Bodh Gaya to inaugurate the Tibetan democratic system.
In 1963, the Dalai Lama enacted the Tibetan constitution based on the ideals of democracy and universal values.
In 1975, Kashag, the apex body of CTA, declared September 2 as the founding day of Tibetan democracy.