400-year Portuguese Rule?

While the rest of India celebrated independence in 1947, Goa, Dadra, Nagar Haveli, Daman, and Diu had to wait another 14 years

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The founder of Goa National Congress, Tristão de Bragança Cunha, initiated diplomatic efforts for negotiation with Portugal, but without success

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The persistent attempts at negotiation by India faced a stern refusal from Portugal's dictator, Antonio de Oliveira Salazar

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Jawaharlal Nehru hesitated to resort to military action due to the post-independence challenges of Partition and the Kashmir conflict

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Salazar's threat of NATO intervention if India used military force heightened the stakes in the diplomatic deadlock

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Operation Chutney was initiated by freedom activists at Dadra & Nagar Haveli, on December 1, 1961, triggering military action

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A multifaceted plan involving naval, air force, and army units reflected in the Operation Vijay on 17th December

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The surrender of Governor-General Vassalo e Silva after just 2 days marked the swift and successful liberation of Goa, Daman, and Diu

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Over 400 years of Portuguese colonial rule in India came to an end, symbolizing a historic moment of freedom

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