Goa Liberation Day
The Government of Goa’s Department of Information and Publicity 2025 Liberation Day message identifies 19 December 1961 as the day marking Goa’s liberation from Portuguese rule and its integration into the Indian Union.
Date and recurrence
19 December
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Goa, India. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
- Government of Goa — Goa Liberation Day messageGovernment State
Frequently asked questions
When is Goa Liberation Day?
19 December The stored recurrence guidance is: 19 December.
Does Goa Liberation Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Goa Liberation Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Goa, India. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Goa Liberation Day?
The stored designation basis is: The Government of Goa’s Department of Information and Publicity 2025 Liberation Day message identifies 19 December 1961 as the day marking Goa’s liberation from Portuguese rule and its integration into the Indian Union.. Supporting provenance includes Government of Goa — Goa Liberation Day message. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Goa Liberation Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to India. Its fuller verified scope is: Goa, India.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.
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