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Goa, Daman and Diu Liberation Day [2] is observed on December 19 every year in Goa, India. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The Goa Liberation Day is celebrated in commemoration of the Indian armed forces annexing Portuguese -ruled Goa in 1961, [ 5 ] after which India was free of any European rule.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 February 2025. 1961 Indian military operation This article is about the Indian annexation of Goa. For the conquest by Portugal in 1510, see Portuguese conquest of Goa. "Operation Vijay (1961)" redirects here. For the 1999 Indian operation, see Kargil War. See also: Annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli ...
The Goa liberation movement was a movement which fought to end Portuguese colonial rule in Goa, Portuguese India.The movement built on the small scale revolts and uprisings of the 19th century, and grew powerful during the period 1940–1961.
On 15 December, he was arrested once again for attempting to enter Goa. On 12 February 1947, he was tried by the TMT and fined and imprisoned for three months. [1] Vaz then moved to Bombay, working for the Goa liberation movement from there. He hosted public meetings and published flyers against the Portuguese government. Between 1948 and 1949 ...
After Goa's liberation, Bhembre was briefly imprisoned from December 1961 to April 1962. Upon his release, he returned to Goa in May 1962, where he continued his intellectual and literary career. He wrote a Marathi book on the cultural and religious influence of the Portuguese rule in Goa, titled, Purutgali Rajvaticpurviche Govyatil Dharmik ...
2.5 Liberation of Goa. 3 Role in Goan democracy ... He was later released along with other freedom fighters on 19 December 1961, the day Goa liberated from Portuguese ...
Gerald Pereira (20 September 1929 – 4 March 1976) was an Indian freedom fighter, author, lawyer and trade unionist from Goa. Active in the Goa liberation movement, he founded the first trade union in Goa. He is the author of the book, An Outline of Pre-Portuguese History of Goa.
After the colleges were closed, he returned to Goa and organised the Seva Dal in Margao in November 1942. He and Narayan Palekar then formed a small group in Goa Velha that sang patriotic songs and powadas. [3] On 18 June 1946, now celebrated as Goa Revolution Day, he was one of many arrested and detained in Panaji police station for eight days ...