{"id":74710,"date":"2020-01-21T00:05:34","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T18:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=74710"},"modified":"2020-01-20T19:36:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T14:06:00","slug":"list-of-chief-guests-at-the-republic-day-celebrations-1950-to-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/government\/list-of-chief-guests-at-the-republic-day-celebrations-1950-to-2020","title":{"rendered":"List of Chief Guests at The Republic Day Celebrations (1950 to 2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chief Guests at Republic Day Parades since 1950 to Present<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With the Republic Day around the corner, the national capital of India – New Delhi, is once again starting to don a festive look. Each year, Indians look forward to an impressive display of military might and cultural wealth at the Republic Day parade held at the Rajpath, Delhi. Republic Day is celebrated every year with full fervour in India. Chief Guests from different countries are invited to attend the celebrations and grace the ceremony.<\/p>\n

The Chief Guest, who is invited, is usually the head of a state or government. The choice of this Chief Guest, too, is the result of India\u2019s diplomatic and economic stance and sets the tone for the year to come. Being invited by India to be present at one of the momentous events held is also an opportunity for the guest to strengthen bonds of economic and military cooperation. International geopolitics and strategic alliances also play a very important role in the choice of Republic Day chief guest.<\/p>\n

In 2015, just after coming to power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited erstwhile POTUS Barack Obama as the chief guest of the Republic Day. In 2016 President Fran\u00e7ois Hollande of France and in 2017 Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the UAE graced the occasion. In 2018, there were numerous chief guests – leaders of all the ten Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries. In 2019, Cyril Ramaphosa, the President of South Africa was the Chief Guest.<\/p>\n

This year, 2020, the chief guest is Jair Bolsonaro, the President of Brazil.<\/strong><\/p>\n

List of Chief Guests on Indian Republic Day Parades (1950 – 2020)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Year<\/strong><\/td>\nGuest name<\/strong><\/td>\nCountry<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1950<\/td>\nPresident Sukarno<\/td>\n\u00a0Indonesia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1951<\/td>\nKing Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0 Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1952<\/td>\nNo invitation<\/em><\/td>\nNo invitation<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1953<\/td>\nNo invitation<\/em><\/td>\nNo invitation<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1954<\/td>\nKing Jigme Dorji Wangchuck<\/td>\n\u00a0Bhutan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1955<\/td>\nGovernor General Malik Ghulam Muhammad<\/td>\n\u00a0Pakistan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1956<\/td>\nChancellor of the Exchequer R. A. Butler<\/td>\n\u00a0United Kingdom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chief Justice Kotaro Tanaka<\/td>\n\u00a0Japan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1957<\/td>\nMinister of Defence Georgy Zhukov<\/td>\n\u00a0Soviet Union<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1958<\/td>\nMarshall Ye Jianying<\/td>\n\u00a0China<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1959<\/td>\nDuke of Edinburgh Prince Philip<\/td>\n\u00a0United Kingdom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1960<\/td>\nChairman Kliment Voroshilov<\/td>\n\u00a0Soviet Union<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1961<\/td>\nQueen Elizabeth II<\/td>\n\u00a0United Kingdom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1962<\/td>\nPrime Minister Viggo Kampmann<\/td>\n\u00a0Denmark<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1963<\/td>\nKing Norodom Sihanouk<\/td>\n\u00a0Cambodia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1964<\/td>\nChief of Defence Staff Lord Louis Mountbatten<\/td>\n\u00a0United Kingdom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1965<\/td>\nFood and Agriculture Minister Rana Abdul Hamid<\/td>\n\u00a0Pakistan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1966<\/td>\nNo invitation<\/em><\/td>\nNo invitation<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1967<\/td>\nKing Mohammed Zahir Shah<\/td>\n\u00a0Afghanistan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1968<\/td>\nChairman Alexei Kosygin<\/td>\n\u00a0Soviet Union<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
President Josip Broz Tito<\/td>\n\u00a0Yugoslavia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1969<\/td>\nPrime Minister Todor Zhivkov<\/td>\n\u00a0Bulgaria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1970<\/td>\nKing of the Belgians Baudouin<\/td>\n\u00a0Belgium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1971<\/td>\nPresident Julius Nyerere<\/td>\n\u00a0Tanzania<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1972<\/td>\nPrime Minister Seewoosagur Ramgoolam<\/td>\n\u00a0Mauritius<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1973<\/td>\nPresident Mobutu Sese Seko<\/td>\n\u00a0Zaire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1974<\/td>\nPresident Josip Broz Tito<\/td>\n\u00a0Yugoslavia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike<\/td>\n\u00a0Sri Lanka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1975<\/td>\nPresident Kenneth Kaunda<\/td>\n\u00a0Zambia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1976<\/td>\nPrime Minister Jacques Chirac<\/td>\n\u00a0France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1977<\/td>\nFirst Secretary Edward Gierek<\/td>\n\u00a0Poland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1978<\/td>\nPresident Patrick Hillery<\/td>\n\u00a0Ireland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1979<\/td>\nPrime Minister Malcolm Fraser<\/td>\n\u00a0Australia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1980<\/td>\nPresident Val\u00e9ry Giscard d’Estaing<\/td>\n\u00a0France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1981<\/td>\nPresident Jose Lopez Portillo<\/td>\n\u00a0Mexico<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1982<\/td>\nKing Juan Carlos I<\/td>\n\u00a0Spain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1983<\/td>\nPresident Shehu Shagari<\/td>\n\u00a0Nigeria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1984<\/td>\nKing Jigme Singye Wangchuck<\/td>\n\u00a0Bhutan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1985<\/td>\nPresident Ra\u00fal Alfons\u00edn<\/td>\n\u00a0Argentina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1986<\/td>\nPrime Minister Andreas Papandreou<\/td>\n\u00a0Greece<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1987<\/td>\nPresident Alan Garcia<\/td>\n\u00a0Peru<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1988<\/td>\nPresident J. R. Jayewardene<\/td>\n\u00a0Sri Lanka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1989<\/td>\nGeneral Secretary Nguyen Van Linh<\/td>\n\u00a0Vietnam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1990<\/td>\nPrime Minister Anerood Jugnauth<\/td>\n\u00a0Mauritius<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1991<\/td>\nPresident Maumoon Abdul Gayoom<\/td>\n\u00a0Maldives<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992<\/td>\nPresident M\u00e1rio Soares<\/td>\n\u00a0Portugal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1993<\/td>\nPrime Minister John Major<\/td>\n\u00a0United Kingdom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1994<\/td>\nPrime Minister Goh Chok Tong<\/td>\n\u00a0Singapore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995<\/td>\nPresident Nelson Mandela<\/td>\n\u00a0South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996<\/td>\nPresident Dr. Fernando Henrique Cardoso<\/td>\n\u00a0Brazil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/td>\nPrime Minister Basdeo Panday<\/td>\n\u00a0Trinidad and Tobago<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/td>\nPresident Jacques Chirac<\/td>\n\u00a0France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/td>\nKing Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev<\/td>\nNepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/td>\nPresident Olusegun Obasanjo<\/td>\nNigeria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>\nPresident Abdelaziz Bouteflika<\/td>\n\u00a0Algeria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/td>\nPresident Cassam Uteem<\/td>\n\u00a0Mauritius<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\nPresident Mohammed Khatami<\/td>\n\u00a0Iran<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nPresident Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva<\/td>\n\u00a0Brazil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nKing Jigme Singye Wangchuck<\/td>\n\u00a0Bhutan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nKing Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud<\/td>\n\u00a0Saudi Arabia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/td>\nPresident Vladimir Putin<\/td>\n\u00a0Russia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nPresident Nicolas Sarkozy<\/td>\n\u00a0France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\nPresident Nursultan Nazarbayev<\/td>\n\u00a0Kazakhstan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\nPresident Lee Myung Bak<\/td>\n\u00a0South Korea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\nPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono<\/td>\n\u00a0Indonesia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\nPrime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra<\/td>\n\u00a0Thailand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\nKing Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck<\/td>\nBhutan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/td>\nPrime Minister Shinzo Abe<\/td>\nJapan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\nPresident Barack Obama<\/td>\nUnited States<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\nPresident Fran\u00e7ois Hollande<\/td>\nFrance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\nCrown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan<\/td>\nUnited Arab Emirates<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\nSultan Hassanal Bolkiah<\/span><\/td>\nBrunei<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\nPrime Minister Hun Sen<\/span><\/td>\nCambodia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\nPresident Joko Widodo<\/span><\/td>\nIndonesia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\nPrime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith<\/span><\/td>\nLaos<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\nPrime Minister Najib Razak<\/span><\/td>\nMalaysia<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\nPresident Htin Kyaw<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0Myanmar<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\nPresident Rodrigo Roa Duterte<\/span><\/td>\nPhilippines<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\nPresident Halimah Yacob<\/span><\/td>\nSingapore<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\nPrime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha<\/span><\/td>\nThailand<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\nPrime Minister Nguy\u1ec5n Xu\u00e2n Ph\u00fac<\/span><\/td>\nVietnam<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/td>\nCyril Ramaphosa<\/span><\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020<\/td>\nPresident Jair Bolsonaro<\/span><\/td>\nBrazil<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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