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Portuguese surrender to Indian troops 1961in Goa
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Indian Troops Entering Goa..
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the surrender ofPortuguese forces
The Indian Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Pran Thapar (far right) with deposed Governor General of Portuguese India Manuel António Vassalo e Silva (seated centre) at a POW facility in Vasco Da Gama, Goa
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The Portuguese Governor general Vassalo da Silva surrendered.
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19TH DECEMBER 1961GOA CELEBRATES FREEDOM AFTER 450 YEARS OF PORTUGUESE RULE
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