The Republic Day is celebrated to remember the transition of India into a republic nation and the implementation of the Constitution of India on January 26th, 1950. A grand event is organized in the capital of New Delhi, wherein the President hoists and unfurls the Indian flag, which is followed by a massive parade. India welcomes a different chief guest every year to witness its Republic Day
celebrations. The honorable chief guest is the head of state or government of another country. The guest is chosen on the basis of certain factors, be it, strategic, diplomatic, business interest or international geo-politics.
It’s an old tradition at Republic Day Parade to invite a Prime Minister of another country showcasing our culture and traditions. In this year, India welcomes the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan , as a chief guest at the 68th Indian Republic Day 2017.
Following is the list of all Chief guest invited to attend Republic Day Parade of India (26th January) since 1950 to 2017:
Chief Guests Invited in Indian Republic Day Celebrations
Year
|
Guest Name
|
Country
|
2017
|
Crown Prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
|
Abu Dhabi
|
2016
|
President, Francois
Hollande
(5th
invitation)
|
France
|
2015
|
President, Barack
Obama
(First U.S. President to be invited)
|
USA
|
2014
|
Prime Minister,
Shinzo Abe
|
Japan
|
2013
|
King, Jigme Khesar
Namgyel Wangchuck
(4th invitation)
|
Bhutan
|
2012
|
Prime minister,
Yingluck Shinawatra
|
Thailand
|
2011
|
President, Susilo
Bambang Yudhoyono
(2nd invitation)
|
Indonesia
|
2010
|
President, Lee Myung
Bak
|
Republic of Korea
|
2009
|
President, Nursultan
Nazarbayev
|
Kazakhstan
|
2008
|
President, Nicolas
Sarkozy
|
France
|
2007
|
President, Vladimir
Putin
(3rd invitation)
|
Russia
|
2006
|
King, Abdullah bin
Abdulaziz al-Saud
|
Saudi Arabia
|
2005
|
King, Jigme Singye
Wangchuck
|
Bhutan
|
2004
|
President, Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva
|
Brazil
|
2003
|
President, Mohammed
Khatami
|
Iran
|
2002
|
President, Cassam
Uteem
(3rd invitation)
|
Mauritius
|
2001
|
President, Abdelaziz
Bouteflika
|
Algeria
|
2000
|
President, Olusegun
Obasanjo
(2nd invitation)
|
Nigeria
|
1999
|
King, Birendra Bir
Bikram Shah Dev
(2nd invitation)
|
Nepal
|
1998
|
President, Jacques
Chirac
|
France
|
1997
|
Prime Minister,
Basdeo Panday
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
1996
|
President, Dr.
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
|
Brazil
|
1995
|
President, Nelson
Mandela
|
South Africa
|
1994
|
Prime Minister, Goh
Chok Tong
|
Singapore
|
1993
|
Prime Minister, John
Major
(2nd invitation)
|
United Kingdom
|
1992
|
President, Mário
Soares
|
Portugal
|
1991
|
President, Maumoon
Abdul Gayoom
|
Maldives
|
1990
|
Prime Minister,
Anerood Jugnauth
|
Mauritius
|
1989
|
General Secretary,
Nguyen Van Linh
|
Vietnam
|
1988
|
President, Junius
Jayewardene
|
Sri Lanka
|
1987
|
President, Alan
Garcia
|
Peru
|
1986
|
Prime Minister,
Andreas Papandreou
|
Greece
|
1985
|
President, Raúl
Alfonsín
|
Argentina
|
1984
|
King, Jigme Singye
Wangchuck
|
Bhutan
|
1983
|
President, Shehu
Shagari
|
Nigeria
|
1982
|
King, Juan Carlos I
|
Spain
|
1981
|
President, Jose
Lopez Portillo
|
Mexico
|
1980
|
President, Valéry
Giscard d’Estaing
|
France
|
1979
|
Prime Minister,
Malcolm Fraser
|
Australia
|
1978
|
President, Patrick
Hillery
|
Ireland
|
1977
|
First Secretary,
Edward Gierek
|
Poland
|
1976
|
Prime Minister,
Jacques Chirac
|
France
|
1975
|
President, Kenneth
Kaunda
|
Zambia
|
1974
|
President, Josip
Broz Tito
(2nd invitation)
|
Yugoslavia
|
Prime Minister,
Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike
|
Sri Lanka
|
|
1973
|
President, Mobutu
Sese Seko
|
Zaire
|
1972
|
Prime Minister,
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
|
Mauritius
|
1971
|
President, Julius
Nyerere
|
Tanzania
|
1970
|
-
|
|
1969
|
Prime Minister,
Todor Zhivkov
|
Bulgaria
|
1968
|
Prime Minister,
Alexei Kosygin
(2nd invitation)
|
Soviet Union
|
President, Josip
Broz Tito
|
Yugoslavia
|
|
1967
|
-
|
|
1966
|
-
|
|
1965
|
Food and Agriculture
Minister, Rana Abdul Hamid
(2nd invitation)
|
Pakistan
|
1964
|
-
|
|
1963
|
King, Norodom
Sihanouk
|
Cambodia
|
1962
|
-
|
|
1961
|
Queen, Elizabeth II
|
United Kingdom
|
1960
|
President, Kliment
Voroshilov
|
Soviet Union
|
1959
|
-
|
|
1958
|
Marshall Ye Jianying
|
People’s Republic of
China
|
1957
|
-
|
|
1956
|
-
|
|
1955
|
Governor General,
Malik Ghulam Muhammad
(First guest for parade at Rajpath)
|
Pakistan
|
1954
|
King, Jigme Dorji
Wangchuck
|
Bhutan
|
1953
|
-
|
|
1952
|
-
|
|
1951
|
-
|
|
1950
|
President, Sukarno
|
Indonesia
|
Thanks. Jai Hind.
