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Republic Day Chief Guests: One of the major national holidays of India, 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 geopolitics. Given in this article is the list of the chief guests that have attended the Republic Day program since 1976 in the capital city of New Delhi.
Republic Day Chief Guests Listing:
- 1976: Prime Minister Jacques Chirac, France
- 1978: President Dr. Patrick Hillery, Ireland
- 1980: President Valery Giscard d’Estaing, France
- 1985: President Raul Alfonsin, Argentina
- 1986: Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou, Greece
- 1987: President Alan Garcia, Peru
- 1988: President Junius Jayewardene, Sri Lanka
- 1992: President Mario Soares, Portugal
- 1993: Prime Minister John Major, United Kingdom
- 1994: Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, Singapore
- 1995: President Nelson Mandela, South Africa
- 1996: President Dr. Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Brazil
- 1997: Prime Minister Basdeo Panday, Trinidad and Tobago
- 1998: President Jacques Chirac, France
- 1999: King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Nepal
- 2000: President Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria
- 2001: President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algeria
- 2002: President Cassam Uteem, Mauritius
- 2003: President Mohammed Khatami, Iran
- 2004: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil
- 2005: King Jigme Singye Wangchuk, Bhutan
- 2006: King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, Saudi Arabia
- 2007: President Vladimir Putin, Russia
- 2008: President Nicolas Sarkozy, France
- 2009: President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan
- 2010: President Lee Myung bak, Republic of Korea
- 2011: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Indonesia
- 2012: Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Thailand
- 2013: Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
- 2014: Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
- 2015: United States President Barack Obama
- 2016: France President François Hollande
- 2017: United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
- 2018: Ten guests (Heads of ASEAN states)
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah – Brunei
Prime Minister Hun Sen – Cambodia
President Joko Widodo – Indonesia
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith – Laos
Prime Minister Najib Razak – Malaysia
President Htin Kyaw – Myanmar
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte – Philippines
President Halimah Yacob – Singapore
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha – Thailand
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc – Vietnam - 2019: President Cyril Ramaphosa – South Africa
- 2020: President Jair Bolsonaro – Brazil
- 2021: No Chief guest due to COVID-19 pandemic (Initially Boris Johnson – Prime Minister of United Kingdom was invited but later cancelled)
- 2022: Five guests
Kazakhstan: Kassym-Jomart Tokayev – President of Kazakhstan (2nd invitation)
Kyrgyzstan: Sadyr Japarov – President of Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan: Emomali Rahmon – President of Tajikistan
Turkmenistan: Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow – President of Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan: Shavkat Mirziyoyev – President of Uzbekistan - 2023: President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi – Egypt
- 2024: President Emmanuel Macron – French
