Indian annexation of Goa
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Was an armed action carried out by the Indian Armed Forces to annex the last Portuguese Indian territory of Goa.
Chronology
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- December 1961: The "armed action" was code named Operation Vijay (meaning "Victory") by the Indian Armed Forces. It involved air, sea and land strikes for over 36 hours, and was a decisive victory for India, ending 451 years of rule by Portugal over its remaining exclaves in India.