Free Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Free Dadra and Nagar Haveli Mukta dādarā āṇi nagara havēlī | |||||||||
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| 1954–1961 | |||||||||
| Status | De facto state claimed by Portugal | ||||||||
| Capital | Silvassa 20°16′N 73°01′E / 20.27°N 73.02°E | ||||||||
| Common languages | English, Gujarati, Hindi, Dhodia | ||||||||
| Government | Provisional government | ||||||||
| Administrator | |||||||||
• 1954 | R. V. Mudras | ||||||||
• 1954 | Vishwanath Lawande | ||||||||
• 1954-1955 | Appasaheb Karmalkar | ||||||||
• 1955-1960 | Antonio Furtado | ||||||||
• 1960-1961 | K. G. Badlani | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1961 | K. G. Badlani | ||||||||
| Legislature | Varishta Panchayat | ||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
• Liberation of Dadra | 22 July 1954 | ||||||||
• Liberation of Nagar Haveli | 2 August 1954 | ||||||||
• Annexed by India | 11 August 1961 | ||||||||
| Currency | Portuguese Indian rupia, later Indian rupee | ||||||||
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Free Dadra and Nagar Haveli was a de facto independent political entity that existed on the Indian subcontinent between 1954 and 1961. It was declared by pro-India forces that had gained control of the region from Portugal in 1954, and ceased to exist after being formally annexed by India on 11 August 1961 as the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.