Margao massacre of 1890

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Goa while being a colony of Portugal had been bestowed some democratic rights. One of them was the right to elect its representative to the Municipality of Salcete. This right to vote came at a heavy price that Goans would pay much later. September 21, 1890 saw 23 Goans lose their life. Their crime? Unwillingness […]