Even after independence, Goa was under the rule of Portuguese. Though they were ordered to give up Goa, the Portuguese strengthened their hold on Goa by suppressing the movements. In 1955, Satyagrahis from different ports of India gathered at Goa and staged dharanas and liberation movements to quit Portuguese from Goa. In 1961 the Indian army intervened and took it under its control. Thus Goa was liberated in 1961 and became a Union Territoiy of India. Now it has become one of the states of India.
