What Portuguese colony in India was given up in 1954?

star_gazer

The Portuguese made Goa their base and moved their tentacles to Daman, Diu and Bombay. When King Charles II of England married Princess Katherine of Braganza of Portugal, Bombay was given as part of the dowry (1661). This city was later leased out to the British East India Company. In 1771, the Portuguese annexed Dadra-Nagar Haveli, two coastal territories (India captured back these places in 1954, and Goa, Daman and Diu in 1961). http://www.indiavideo.org/text/portuguese-colony-300.php Jan 19 09, 10:20 PM

queproblema

Goa was invaded in 1954, but did not gain full freedom until 1961. "On August 15, 1954, the Satyagrahis from India entered Goa and captured Tiracol fort peacefully by overpowering and outnumbering the Portuguese officials. Severe repression followed. The leaders were arrested and deported and the volunteers jailed. While mass Satyagrahas (peaceful processions) were going on throughout Goa, the United Front of Goans occupied the village of Dadra near Daman (a Portuguese possession in Surat district) and hoisted the Indian national flag on July 21, 1954.... "To end the Portuguese intransigence, aggressiveness and provocations permanently, at zero hour on December 17–18, 1961, the Indian Army moved into Goa, Daman and Diu. The Operation Vijay (Operation Victory) ended on December 19, with a very feeble resistance from the Portuguese forces." http://www.tourism-india.in/goa-tourism/goa-tourism/goa-gets-freedom.html Jan 19 09, 10:20 PM

carr7w

On 24 July 1954 Dadra was liberated. Nagar Haveli was liberated on 2nd August 1954. In December 1961, Goa, Daman and Diu were liberated. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_India Jan 19 09, 10:23 PM

author

As you all suggest, the correct answer should be Dadra and Nagar Haveli. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dadra_and_Nagar_Haveli Jan 19 09, 10:25 PM