A hundred years ago | A military revolt in Goa
A historical report from 1926 details a short-lived military revolt in Goa where garrison officers detained the Acting Governor. The Lisbon government intervened, dismissed the officers, and restored order within the colonial administration.
Why it matters
It provides historical context on the political volatility of colonial administration in Goa a century ago.
Goa, August 5: A small military revolution broke out here on Sunday but it was short-lived. Three garrison Commanding Officers waited on the Acting Governor, Commander Moraes on Sunday the 1st August and demanded the suspension of the New Officers Pay Act. Commander Moraes referred the matter to the Lisbon Government simultaneously requesting his dismissal from the Governor’s charge, if the suspension was granted. Before Lisbon had answered, the Officers intimated Commander Moraes on Monday that he must withdraw from the Government. He refused, whereupon they took him to Cabo Palace and detained him there. Col. Sequeira assumed the Governorship.
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