Goa, Daman and Diu
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Goa, Daman and Diu | ||||||||||||
Goa, Damão e Diu | ||||||||||||
Former Union Territory | ||||||||||||
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Anthem Jana Gana Mana Thou Art the Ruler of the Minds of All People |
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Capital | Panjim | |||||||||||
Languages | Hindi, English, Konkani,Marathi, Portuguese, Gujarati | |||||||||||
Political structure | Former Union Territory | |||||||||||
Head of state | ||||||||||||
• | Prime Minister of India 1961–64 |
Jawaharlal Nehru | ||||||||||
• | Prime Minister of India 1984–87 |
Rajiv Gandhi | ||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
Historical era | Era of Independence | |||||||||||
• | Indian Annexation | 19 December 1961 | ||||||||||
• | Statehood for Goa; | 30 May 1987 | ||||||||||
Currency | Indian Rupee (INR) | |||||||||||
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Goa, Daman, and Diu was a union territory of India from 19 December 1961 to 30 May 1987. The union territory comprised the present-day state of Goa and the two small coastal enclaves of Daman and Diu on the coast of Gujarat. The territory, along with Dadra and Nagar Haveli, comprised Portuguese India. The territory was incorporated by after Indian annexation of Portuguese India from Portuguese rule in 1961. Administratively the territory was divided into three districts, Goa, Daman, and Diu, with the capital at Panjim. In 1987 Goa was granted statehood, and Daman and Diu was made a separate union territory.[1]
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