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De Jure Transfer Day - August 16

August 18 , 2021 1150 days 2180 0
  • The Union Territory of Puducherry has celebrated its 60th anniversary of the “De-Jure” day this year.
  • Puducherry became independent by virtue of a referendum on October 18, 1954.
  • But the treaty of cession signed between the French and Indian governments was ratified by the French Parliament only on August 16, 1962.
  • As far as Puducherry is concerned, De Jure Transfer Day, is the day it really got independence.

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