Goa, Daman and Diu | ||||||||||||
Goa, Damão e Diu | ||||||||||||
Former Union Territory of India | ||||||||||||
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Goa, Daman and Diu in India - 1961
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Capital | Panjim | |||||||||||
Languages | Portuguese, Konkani, Marathi, Gujarati | |||||||||||
Political structure | Former Union Territory of India | |||||||||||
Head of state | ||||||||||||
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Prime Minister of India 1961–64 |
Jawaharlal Nehru | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||
• | Annexation | 19 December 1961 | ||||||||||
• | Statehood for Goa; | 30 May 1987 | ||||||||||
Currency | Indian rupee | |||||||||||
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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 into India after the Annexation of Portuguese India 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.