Goa Statehood Day - May 30
June 2 , 2023
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- Goa got its statehood on May 30, 1987.
- It was a Portuguese territory since Alfonso de Albuquerque conquered it in 1510 by defeating Adil Shah of Bijapur.
- 400 years later, India took back Goa from the Portuguese.
- The Indian Army invaded Goa in December 1961 under “Operation Vijay" to liberate it from the Portuguese.
- The annexation by the Indian Army began on December 17, 1961.
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