Re: [GRN] MEMORABLE ANNIVERSARIES

[John de Figueiredo]

Who is “Alberto”? Tell me your name please. JM de Figueiredo  Sent from my iPhone On Jul 10, 2026, at 5:02 AM, 'Alberto' via Goa-Research-Net <goa-research-net@googlegroups.com> wrote:  John   The 13 colonies revolted against England because they refused to be considered second-class citizens. Whites born in America were forming a resistance against the white colonizers who imposed high taxes. The true Americans, the so-called Indians, were meanwhile being exterminated. In Goa during the Portuguese colonial regime, there never were "democratically elected representatives of the people of Goa." Only Christians were well regarded by the unelected government in Lisbon, and most Hindus in Goa were treated with disdain. As for "it is the 96th anniversary of the Goan Declaration of Self-Determination," only a minority group of Christians defended that declaration. The majority, through integration with Mother India, was led by Ram Manohar Lohia, Julião Meneses, T.B. Cunha, Luís Menezes Bragança, Evágrio George, P.D. Gaitone, and even Jack Sequeira. António Anastásio Bruto da Costa, a landowner and admirer of Salazar, did not want a break with Lisbon and defended dependence with limited autonomy from foreigners, second-class citizens.  Goa, today, as one of the states of India, is governed by Goans elected democratically. The rulers are natives of Goa and speak Konkani, and Lisbon does not send a governor-general who only spoke Portuguese and defended foreign interests. A day of joy for Goans occurred on 19/12/1961. Alberto  -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to goa-research-net+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/20260708120456.Horde.ccxY4P-W4DUD8gRedG913lI%40mail.sapo.pt. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to goa-research-net+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/96BB6CC1-1387-41A8-B317-A37C4695A284%40sbcglobal.net.