De Jure Transfer Day: History, Date, Day & Time
16 Aug, 2025
Saturday
De Jure Transfer Day: History, Date, Day & Time on 16-08-2025
About De Jure Transfer Day: History, Date, Day & Time 2025
History of De Jure Transfer Day
We all know, India got independence on 15th August 1947, but European countries continued to control many principalities of the country. Some of these were Pondicherry and Goa.
After India Independent
In 1674 the municipality of Pondicherry became part of the French colony. Pondicherry's Masulipatam, Karaikal, Yanam, Mahe and Chandannagar were combined to form French India. On 1 November 1954, the territories of French India were de facto transferred to the Republic of India.
On 16 August 1962 French India ceased to exist and the French Parliament ratified the treaty that had been signed by the Indian government and the French government. 1 November (the day the de facto transfer was completed) is also a public holiday and is known as Liberation Day. Many might be surprised to learn that when India gained independence from Britain in August 1947, parts of the subcontinent were still under European control, such as Goa (Portuguese) and Pondicherry (French).
When European powers first arrived in the Indian subcontinent and sought to exert colonial influence in the 16th century, the East India Companies of England and Holland began establishing trading posts and settlements. The French got in on the act a little later, with the French East Indian Company in French “La Compagnie Française des Indes Orientales” by establishing a presence in several locations around the coast of India in the 17th century.
