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History of Port Blair


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general ill-treatment towards its Indian convicts.

From 1943-1944 during World War II, Port Blair was the headquarters of the Azad Hind government under Subhas Chandra Bose.

Although affected by the Tsunami and 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, Port Blair survived sufficiently to act as a base for relief efforts in the islands
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