Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and DiuDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is a union territory in India. The territory was constituted through the merger of the former territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Plans for the proposed merger were announced by the Government of India in July 2019; the necessary legislation was passed in the Parliament of India in December 2019 and came into effect on 26 January 2020.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli districtDadra and Nagar Haveli district is a district of the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu in western India. It is composed of two separate geographical entities: Nagar Haveli, wedged in between Maharashtra and Gujarat states; and, 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the north-west, the smaller enclave of Dadra, which is surrounded by Gujarat. Silvassa is the administrative headquarters of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
Nagar HaveliNagar Haveli () is one of the two talukas of Dadra and Nagar Haveli District, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India. It is surrounded by the Indian states of Gujarat and Maharashtra. Silvassa, the administrative headquarters of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, is located in the Nagar Haveli exclave. Silvassa has a large number of factories and industries providing significant government revenue, which allows the city to maintain a low level of taxation.
Portuguese IndiaState of the Portuguese Empire (1505–1961)Today part ofIndiaBangladeshMaldivesThe State of India, also known as the Portuguese State of India or Portuguese India, was a state of the Portuguese Empire founded seven years after the discovery of the sea route to the Indian subcontinent by Vasco da Gama, a subject of the Kingdom of Portugal.
Indian annexation of Dadra and Nagar HaveliAnnexation by India Indian annexation of Dadra and Nagar HaveliPart of the decolonisation of Asia and the Cold WarMap of Dadra and Nagar Haveli in the 1950sDate22 July – 11 August 1954(2 weeks and 6 days)LocationDadra and Nagar Haveli, Portuguese IndiaResult Indian rebel victoryTerritorialchanges Free Dadra and Nagar Haveli establishedBelligerents Indian nationalists and communists Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh United Front of Goans National Liberation Movement Organization Goan People's Party Communist Party of India Azad Gomantak Dal Supported by: India Portugal Portuguese IndiaCommanders and leaders Francis Mascarenhas Com.
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