GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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The British
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The Spanish
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The Portuguese
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The Afghans
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Portuguese conquest of Goa occurred when the governor Afonso de Albuquerque captured the city in 1510 from the Adil Shahis.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1961, the Indian army invaded the state after the Portuguese fired at Indian fishing boats, killing one fisherman. After 36 hours of air, sea and land strikes by the army, General Manuel Antonio Vassalo e Silva, governor general of Goa, signed the “instrument of surrender", handing over Goan territory to India.
Detailed explanation-3: -A revolutionary party called “Azad Gomantak Dal” was also active to liberate Goa from the clutches of the Portuguese. The Government of India liberated Goa through military operation “Vijay” on the 18–19 December 1961, 14 years after the 18th of June 1946.