The Dalai Lama has announced he will retire from political life within days, stepping down as political head of Tibetan government-in-exile but will remain their spiritual leader.

Over the years, cartoonists have followed the 75-year-old Nobel Peace Laureate as he has led the struggle for freedom for Tibetans. Check out some of their best work in our new Dalai Lama Retires cartoon slideshow. 

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