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  Goa Liberation Day 2021 Goa Liberation Day is observed in the state of Goa every year. It is celebrated to honour the Indian armed forces who freed the state from the Portuguese in 1961. To mark the occasion, various programmes are organised across the state. History of Goa’s freedom Goa, the Indian state on its southwestern coast was under the rule of the Portuguese for around 450 years. While the rest of the country got its independence on 15 August 1947 from British rule, the people of Goa were still suffering under Portuguese rule. The state’s struggle for independence is the forgotten war for freedom. The fight for freedom in the state started on 18 June 1946 after Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia and Dr. Juliao Menezes decided to defy the ban on public meetings in the state. While the first civil disobedience movement was quashed by the Portuguese, it inspired the people of Goa to fight for their independence. The state continued to be under the control of the Portuguese until 1961 even t