Goa Liberation Movement
The Goa Liberation Movement was a liberation movement that was fought in colonial Goa to end Portuguese rule. The movement started as a small-scale uprising and revolts but became large between 1940-1961. The movement also started outside of the Goa and continued till Operation Vijay.
Here are some major facts of the Goa Liberation Movement as mentioned below.
- The movement resulted in the revolt and was involved with Operation Vijay and Chutney.
- In August 1954, some Indian activists captured Dadra and Nagar haveli which encouraged so many freedom fighters of Goa to join the movement.
- In 1955, so many Satyagrahis tried to enter the Portuguese Goa which led to the death of 25 people.
Here are some name of those freedom fighters of Goa as mentioned below.
- Ram Manohar Lohia
- Vishwanath Lawande
- Narayan Hari Naik
- Dattatraya Deshpande
- Prabhakar Sinari
- Mohan Ranade
Goa’s liberation| Class 12 Political Science Notes
Goa’s liberation is a subpart of the Class 12 Political Science Chapter Chapter 7 which is entitled the Regional Aspirations. The subpart of Goa’s liberation describes the different complexities of the regional aspiration of Goa with different challenges and related implications for national unity. The subpart also discusses the importance of the Goa Liberation Movement.
In this article, we are going to discuss the Class 12 Political Science Chapter 7 subpart of Goa’s liberation in detail.