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1987 CE · statehood

Goa attains statehood

Goa became India’s twenty-fifth state on 30 May 1987, while Daman and Diu remained a separate Union Territory.

Goa attains statehood: Photograph from the 2000s of the Goa Legislative Assembly complex; institutional context for Goa's attainment of full statehood in 1987, not a 1987 ceremony photograph.
Photograph from the 2000s of the Goa Legislative Assembly complex; institutional context for Goa's attainment of full statehood in 1987, not a 1987 ceremony photograph. · Credit: Frederick Noronha · License: CC BY-SA 4.0

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Sources and further reading

  1. Government of Goa, Department of Information and Publicity

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