List of Chief Guest in India Republic Day Parade ( 2001 to 2016): Since 1950, India has been hosting head of state or government of another country as the state guest of honor for Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi. During 1950–1954, Republic Day celebrations were organised at different venues (like Irwin Stadium, Kingsway, Red Fort and Ramlila Grounds). It was only starting 1955 when the parade in its present form was organised at Rajpath.The guest country is chosen after a deliberation of strategic, economic and political interests. During 1950s–1970s, a number of NAM and Eastern Bloc countries were hosted by India. In 1968 and 1974, India played host to two countries on the same Republic Day. In 1950 Republic day the First Guest President Sukarno (Indonesia). Here given list of Chief Guest in Republic Day Parade from 2001 to 2016. It is very useful for all Competitive examination.
Chief Guest in India Republic Day Parade ( 2001 to 2016)
Year
|
Country
|
Designation
|
Name
|
| 2001 | Algeria | President | Abdelaziz Bouteflika |
| 2002 | Mauritius | President | Cassam Uteem |
| 2003 | Iran | President | Mohammed Khatami |
| 2004 | Brazil | President | Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva |
| 2005 | Bhutan | King | Singye Wangchuck |
| 2006 | Saudi Arabia | King | Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud |
| 2007 | Russia | President | Vladimir Putin |
| 2008 | France | President | Nicolas Sarkozy |
| 2009 | Kazakhastan | President | Nursultan Nazarbayev |
| 2010 | South Korea | President | Lee Myung Bak |
| 2011 | Indonesia | President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
| 2012 | Thailand | Prime Minister | Yingluck Shinawatra |
| 2013 | Bhutan | King | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck |
| 2014 | Japan | Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| 2015 | USA | President | Barack Obama |
| 2016 | France | President | François Hollande |
| 2017 | UAE (United Arab Emirates) | Crown Prince | Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| 2018 | Update Soon | - | - |
Source: The Times of India, Wikipedia, Hindustan Times
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