End of Portuguese Rule
With few options left Nehru finally ordered the Indian Armed forces to take Goa by force. In a military operation conducted on 18 and 19 December 1961 Indian troops captured Goa with little resistance. The Governor General of Portuguese India signed an instrument of surrender.
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