Puducherry celebrated its 59th anniversary of the “De-Jure”day

Puducherry

The Union Territory of Puducherry celebrated its 59th anniversary of the “De-Jure”day. It was on August 16, 1962, the “De-Jure”(The Legal Merger of the UT with the Indian Union) was effected after the French parliament ratified the “Treaty of cession”.

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But the treaty of cession signed between the French and Indian governments was ratified by the French Parliament only on August 16, 1962. So on that day the “De-Jure”(The Legal Merger of the UT with the Indian Union) was effected.

The referendum was taken on October 18, 1954 on whether to remain in French regime or to merge with the Indian union. As many 178 representatives participated in the referendum in which 170 voted in favour of a merger with India and 8 against it.

The referendum was taken at Keezhoor near Villianur here and to commemorate the occasion a memorial was constructed at Keezhoor.

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