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|conventional_long_name = Goa, Daman and Diu | |conventional_long_name = Goa, Daman and Diu | ||
|native_name = {{unbulleted list | {{native name| | |native_name = {{unbulleted list | {{native name|kok|Goem, Damaav aani Diu / गोंय, दामांव आनी दीव}} | {{native name|pt|Goa, Damão e Dio}}}} | ||
|common_name = Goa | |common_name = Goa | ||
|status = [[States and union territories of India|Union Territory]] | |status = [[States and union territories of India|Union Territory]] | ||
|year_start = | |year_start = 1820 | ||
|year_end = | |year_end = 2021 | ||
|date_start = | |date_start =7 September | ||
|date_end = 30 May | |date_end = 30 May | ||
|event_start = [[Annexation of Portuguese India|Annexation]] | |event_start = [[Annexation of Portuguese India|Annexation]] | ||
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|flag_s2 = Flag of Daman and Diu.svg | |flag_s2 = Flag of Daman and Diu.svg | ||
|s2 = Daman and Diu | |s2 = Daman and Diu | ||
|image_flag = | |image_flag = Flag of Goa.svg | ||
|flag = | |flag = | ||
|image_coat = Emblem of Goa, Daman and Diu.png | |image_coat = Emblem of Goa, Daman and Diu.png | ||
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'''Goa, Daman and Diu''' was a [[union territory]] of the [[India|Republic of India]] | '''Goa, Daman and Diu''' was a [[union territory]] of the [[India|Republic of India]] in between 1961-1987 AD, established after the [[annexation of Portuguese India]]. Following the [[Goan Opinion Poll]] in 1967, the [[Goa]]n portion of the territory was granted full statehood within the Indian union on 30 May 1987,<ref>[http://www.goavidhansabha.gov.in/addinfo11.php Goa Vidhan Sabha] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070517171951/http://www.goavidhansabha.gov.in/addinfo11.php|date=2007-05-17}}</ref> [[Daman and Diu]] remained separate as a separate union territory until December 2019, when it was re-merged with [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]] and is today the territory of [[Damaon, Diu& Silvassa]]. | ||
The areas of Goa and [[Damaon]] are located at southern and northern edges of the [[Konkan region]], geographically separated from each other by land and sea, the two areas were among the many other possessions that were ruled over for centuries, by the [[Portuguese in Goa and Bombay-Bassein]]. | The areas of Goa and [[Damaon]] are located at southern and northern edges of the [[Konkan region]], geographically separated from each other by land and sea, the two areas were among the many other possessions that were ruled over for centuries, by the [[Portuguese in Goa and Bombay-Bassein]]. | ||
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[[Category:Former states and territories of India]] | [[Category:Former states and territories of India]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:27, 20 October 2021
Goa, Daman and Diu was a union territory of the Republic of India in between 1961-1987 AD, established after the annexation of Portuguese India. Following the Goan Opinion Poll in 1967, the Goan portion of the territory was granted full statehood within the Indian union on 30 May 1987,[1] Daman and Diu remained separate as a separate union territory until December 2019, when it was re-merged with Dadra and Nagar Haveli and is today the territory of Damaon, Diu& Silvassa.
Goa, Daman and Diu
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 Goa, Daman and Diu in India | |||||||||||
| Status | Union Territory | ||||||||||
| Capital | Panjim | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Portuguese, Konkani, Marathi, Gujarati | ||||||||||
| Chief Ministers | |||||||||||
• 1963-66 (first) | Dayanand Bandodkar | ||||||||||
• 1985-87 (last) | Pratapsingh Rane | ||||||||||
| Governors | |||||||||||
• 1961-62 (first) | Maj Gen K. P. Candeth (Military Governor) | ||||||||||
• 1984-87 (last) | Gopal Singh | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| 7 September 1820 | |||||||||||
• Statehood for Goa | 30 May 2021 | ||||||||||
| Currency | Indian rupee | ||||||||||
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The areas of Goa and Damaon are located at southern and northern edges of the Konkan region, geographically separated from each other by land and sea, the two areas were among the many other possessions that were ruled over for centuries, by the Portuguese in Goa and Bombay-Bassein.
For the purposes of local administration, the territory was divided into three districts, Goa, Daman, and Diu, with the capital at Panjim.[2]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Goa Vidhan Sabha Archived 2007-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Goa Vidhan Sabha Archived 2007-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
Coordinates: 15°20′N 74°05′E / 15.333°N 74.083°E
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