THE DAY IN HISTORY · DECEMBER 19
December 19 in history
What happened on December 19: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1961, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Annexation of Goa
18–19 Dec 1961 — After fourteen years of refused negotiation, some 45,000 Indian troops entered Goa, Daman and Diu. The governor-general surrendered within two days against Salazar’s order to fight to the last man; about 22 Indians and 30 Portuguese were killed, and 451 years of Portuguese rule ended.
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