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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 ...
In 1961, India proclaimed that Goa should join India "either with full peace or with full use of force". In August 1961, India began military preparations. Following Nehru's statement on 1 December 1961, that India would "not remain silent" in relation to the Goan situation, Indian troops were stationed close to the Goan border. [8]
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.
Pundalik Dattatreya Gaitonde (3 July 1913 – 13 November 1992) was a surgeon from Goa and an active participant in the Goa liberation movement. [1] Along with Antonio Colaco, Gaitonde was nominated by the President of India to the 3rd Lok Sabha in 1962 [2] following the incorporation of Goa, Daman and Diu into India on 19 December 1961.
Prabhakar Sinari (born 23 November 1928) is an Indian freedom fighter, IPS officer, former Inspector General of Police and former assistant director of the R&AW.A founding member of the Azad Gomantak Dal, he was part of the Liberation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
Liberation Day Hong Kong: Last Monday in August: 1945 Liberation from Japan, [7] celebrated between 1945 and 1996 (no longer a holiday as of 1997) Liberation Day (V-J Day 30 August) India: December 19 (Goa only) 1961 Liberation of Goa from Portugal: Goa Liberation Day Israel: 28 Iyar: 1967 Reuinfication of Jerusalem in the Six-Day War
As a writer and journalist, between 1942 and 1961, Jorge published about 16 flyers and books against the Portuguese government. In the 1940s, he worked for oHeraldo . [ 3 ] Following his release from jail in the early 1950s, Jorge moved to Bombay and began contributing to T. B. Cunha 's Konkani periodical, Azad Goem ( transl. Free Goa ).
When the Republic of India sought to annex the territories of Goa, Daman (from which had been previously separated in 1954 and annexed by India in 1961 the enclave of Dadra and Nagar Haveli) and Diu from Portuguese control in December 1961, Manuel Vassalo e Silva, recognizing the futility of facing a superior enemy, disobeyed direct orders from ...