List of chief guests at Delhi Republic Day parade
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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 organized at different venues (like Irwin Amphitheatre, Kingsway, Red Fort and Ramlila Maidan). It was only starting 1955 when the Republic Day parade in its present form was organized at Rajpath. The guest country is chosen after a deliberation of strategic, economic and political interests. During 1950s–1970s, a number of Non-Aligned Movement and Eastern Bloc countries were hosted by India. In 1968 and 1974, India played host to two countries on the same Republic Day.
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· List of chief guests
Sukarno
Sukarno
Year
1950
Chief Guest
Sukarno
Country
Indonesia
Designation
President of Indonesia
Note
Rajendra Prasad
Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah
Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah
Year
1951
Chief Guest
Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah
Country
Nepal
Designation
King of Nepal
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
Year
1954
Chief Guest
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
Country
Bhutan
Designation
King of Bhutan
Note
Rajendra Prasad
Malik Ghulam Muhammad
Malik Ghulam Muhammad
Year
1955
Chief Guest
Malik Ghulam Muhammad
Country
Pakistan
Designation
Governor-General of Pakistan
Rab Butler
Rab Butler
Year
1956
Chief Guest
Rab Butler
Country
United Kingdom
Designation
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Note
Two guests
Japan
Japan
Year
Chief Guest
Japan
Country
Chief Justice of Japan
Georgy Zhukov
Georgy Zhukov
Year
1957
Chief Guest
Georgy Zhukov
Country
Soviet Union
Designation
Minister of Defence
Ye Jianying
Ye Jianying
Year
1958
Chief Guest
Ye Jianying
Country
China
Designation
Marshal of the People's Republic of China
Philip
Philip
Year
1959
Chief Guest
Philip
Country
United Kingdom
Designation
Royal consort of British monarch
Note
2nd invitation
Kliment Voroshilov
Kliment Voroshilov
Year
1960
Chief Guest
Kliment Voroshilov
Country
Soviet Union
Designation
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
Note
2nd invitation
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II
Year
1961
Chief Guest
Elizabeth II
Country
United Kingdom
Designation
Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms
Note
3rd invitation
Viggo Kampmann
Viggo Kampmann
Year
1962
Chief Guest
Viggo Kampmann
Country
Denmark
Designation
Prime Minister of Denmark
Norodom Sihanouk
Norodom Sihanouk
Year
1963
Chief Guest
Norodom Sihanouk
Country
Cambodia
Designation
King of Cambodia
Note
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Louis Mountbatten
Louis Mountbatten
Year
1964
Chief Guest
Louis Mountbatten
Country
United Kingdom
Designation
Chief of the Defence Staff
Note
4th invitation
Rana Abdul Hamid
Rana Abdul Hamid
Year
1965
Chief Guest
Rana Abdul Hamid
Country
Pakistan
Designation
Minister of Food and Agriculture
Note
2nd invitation
Mohammed Zahir Shah
Mohammed Zahir Shah
Year
1967
Chief Guest
Mohammed Zahir Shah
Country
Afghanistan
Designation
King of Afghanistan
Note
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Alexei Kosygin
Alexei Kosygin
Year
1968
Chief Guest
Alexei Kosygin
Country
Soviet Union
Designation
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union
Note
3rd invitation
Note
Two guests
Host
Zakir Husain
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Year
Chief Guest
Yugoslavia
Country
President of Yugoslavia
Todor Zhivkov
Todor Zhivkov
Year
1969
Chief Guest
Todor Zhivkov
Country
Bulgaria
Designation
Prime Minister of Bulgaria
Baudouin
Baudouin
Year
1970
Chief Guest
Baudouin
Country
Belgium
Designation
King of Belgium
Note
V. V. Giri
Julius Nyerere
Julius Nyerere
Year
1971
Chief Guest
Julius Nyerere
Country
Tanzania
Designation
President of Tanzania
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
Year
1972
Chief Guest
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
Country
Mauritius
Designation
Prime Minister of Mauritius
Mobutu Sese Seko
Mobutu Sese Seko
Year
1973
Chief Guest
Mobutu Sese Seko
Country
Zaire
Designation
President of Zaire
Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz Tito
Year
1974
Chief Guest
Josip Broz Tito
Country
Yugoslavia
Designation
President of Yugoslavia
Note
2nd invitation
Note
Two guests
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Year
Chief Guest
Sri Lanka
Country
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Kenneth Kaunda
Kenneth Kaunda
Year
1975
Chief Guest
Kenneth Kaunda
Country
Zambia
Designation
President of Zambia
Note
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Jacques Chirac
Jacques Chirac
Year
1976
Chief Guest
Jacques Chirac
Country
France
Designation
Prime Minister of France
Edward Gierek
Edward Gierek
Year
1977
Chief Guest
Edward Gierek
Country
Poland
Designation
First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party
Patrick Hillery
Patrick Hillery
Year
1978
Chief Guest
Patrick Hillery
Country
Ireland
Designation
President of Ireland
Note
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Malcolm Fraser
Malcolm Fraser
Year
1979
Chief Guest
Malcolm Fraser
Country
Australia
Designation
Prime Minister of Australia
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Year
1980
Chief Guest
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Country
France
Designation
President of France
Note
2nd invitation
Jose Lopez Portillo
Jose Lopez Portillo
Year
1981
Chief Guest
Jose Lopez Portillo
Country
Mexico
Designation
President of Mexico
Juan Carlos I
Juan Carlos I
Year
1982
Chief Guest
Juan Carlos I
Country
Spain
Designation
King of Spain
Shehu Shagari
Shehu Shagari
Year
1983
Chief Guest
Shehu Shagari
Country
Nigeria
Designation
President of Nigeria
Note
Zail Singh
Jigme Singye Wangchuck
Jigme Singye Wangchuck
Year
1984
Chief Guest
Jigme Singye Wangchuck
Country
Bhutan
Designation
King of Bhutan
Note
2nd invitation
Raúl Alfonsín
Raúl Alfonsín
Year
1985
Chief Guest
Raúl Alfonsín
Country
Argentina
Designation
President of Argentina
Andreas Papandreou
Andreas Papandreou
Year
1986
Chief Guest
Andreas Papandreou
Country
Greece
Designation
Prime Minister of Greece
Alan Garcia
Alan Garcia
Year
1987
Chief Guest
Alan Garcia
Country
Peru
Designation
President of Peru
J. R. Jayewardene
J. R. Jayewardene
Year
1988
Chief Guest
J. R. Jayewardene
Country
Sri Lanka
Designation
President of Sri Lanka
Note
2nd invitation
Note
Ramaswamy Venkataraman
Nguyễn Văn Linh
Nguyễn Văn Linh
Year
1989
Chief Guest
Nguyễn Văn Linh
Country
Vietnam
Designation
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam
Anerood Jugnauth
Anerood Jugnauth
Year
1990
Chief Guest
Anerood Jugnauth
Country
Mauritius
Designation
Prime Minister of Mauritius
Note
2nd invitation
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Year
1991
Chief Guest
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Country
Maldives
Designation
President of the Maldives
Mário Soares
Mário Soares
Year
1992
Chief Guest
Mário Soares
Country
Portugal
Designation
President of Portugal
John Major
John Major
Year
1993
Chief Guest
John Major
Country
United Kingdom
Designation
Prime Minister of United Kingdom
Note
5th invitation
Note
Shankar Dayal Sharma
Goh Chok Tong
Goh Chok Tong
Year
1994
Chief Guest
Goh Chok Tong
Country
Singapore
Designation
Prime Minister of Singapore
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
Year
1995
Chief Guest
Nelson Mandela
Country
South Africa
Designation
President of South Africa
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Year
1996
Chief Guest
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Country
Brazil
Designation
President of Brazil
Basdeo Panday
Basdeo Panday
Year
1997
Chief Guest
Basdeo Panday
Country
Trinidad and Tobago
Designation
Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
Jacques Chirac
Jacques Chirac
Year
1998
Chief Guest
Jacques Chirac
Country
France
Designation
President of France
Note
3rd invitation
Note
K. R. Narayanan
Birendra Bir Bikram Shah
Birendra Bir Bikram Shah
Year
1999
Chief Guest
Birendra Bir Bikram Shah
Country
Nepal
Designation
King of Nepal
Note
2nd invitation
Olusegun Obasanjo
Olusegun Obasanjo
Year
2000
Chief Guest
Olusegun Obasanjo
Country
Nigeria
Designation
President of Nigeria
Note
2nd invitation
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Year
2001
Chief Guest
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Country
Algeria
Designation
President of Algeria
Cassam Uteem
Cassam Uteem
Year
2002
Chief Guest
Cassam Uteem
Country
Mauritius
Designation
President of Mauritius
Note
3rd invitation
Mohammed Khatami
Mohammed Khatami
Year
2003
Chief Guest
Mohammed Khatami
Country
Iran
Designation
President of Iran
Note
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Year
2004
Chief Guest
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Country
Brazil
Designation
President of Brazil
Note
2nd invitation
Jigme Singye Wangchuck
Jigme Singye Wangchuck
Year
2005
Chief Guest
Jigme Singye Wangchuck
Country
Bhutan
Designation
King of Bhutan
Note
3rd invitation
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud
Year
2006
Chief Guest
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud
Country
Saudi Arabia
Designation
King of Saudi Arabia
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
Year
2007
Chief Guest
Vladimir Putin
Country
Russia
Designation
President of Russia
Note
4th invitation
Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy
Year
2008
Chief Guest
Nicolas Sarkozy
Country
France
Designation
President of France
Note
4th invitation
Note
Pratibha Patil
Nursultan Nazarbayev
Nursultan Nazarbayev
Year
2009
Chief Guest
Nursultan Nazarbayev
Country
Kazakhstan
Designation
President of Kazakhstan
Lee Myung Bak
Lee Myung Bak
Year
2010
Chief Guest
Lee Myung Bak
Country
South Korea
Designation
President of South Korea
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Year
2011
Chief Guest
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Country
Indonesia
Designation
President of Indonesia
Note
2nd invitation
Yingluck Shinawatra
Yingluck Shinawatra
Year
2012
Chief Guest
Yingluck Shinawatra
Country
Thailand
Designation
Prime Minister of Thailand
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Year
2013
Chief Guest
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Country
Bhutan
Designation
King of Bhutan
Note
4th invitation
Note
Pranab Mukherjee
Shinzo Abe
Shinzo Abe
Year
2014
Chief Guest
Shinzo Abe
Country
Japan
Designation
Prime Minister of Japan
Note
2nd invitation
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Year
2015
Chief Guest
Barack Obama
Country
United States
Designation
President of the United States
François Hollande
François Hollande
Year
2016
Chief Guest
François Hollande
Country
France
Designation
President of France
Note
5th invitation
Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Year
2017
Chief Guest
Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Country
United Arab Emirates
Designation
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
Hassanal Bolkiah
Hassanal Bolkiah
Year
2018
Chief Guest
Hassanal Bolkiah
Country
Brunei
Designation
Sultan of Brunei
Note
Ten guests
Host
Ram Nath Kovind
Cambodia
Cambodia
Year
Chief Guest
Cambodia
Country
Prime Minister of Cambodia
Designation
2nd invitation
Indonesia
Indonesia
Year
Chief Guest
Indonesia
Country
President of Indonesia
Designation
3rd invitation
Laos
Laos
Year
Chief Guest
Laos
Country
Prime Minister of Laos
Malaysia
Malaysia
Year
Chief Guest
Malaysia
Country
Prime Minister of Malaysia
Myanmar
Myanmar
Year
Chief Guest
Myanmar
Country
State Counsellor of Myanmar
Philippines
Philippines
Year
Chief Guest
Philippines
Country
President of the Philippines
Singapore
Singapore
Year
Chief Guest
Singapore
Country
Prime Minister of Singapore
Designation
2nd invitation
Thailand
Thailand
Year
Chief Guest
Thailand
Country
Prime Minister of Thailand
Designation
2nd invitation
Vietnam
Vietnam
Year
Chief Guest
Vietnam
Country
Prime Minister of Vietnam
Designation
2nd invitation
Cyril Ramaphosa
Cyril Ramaphosa
Year
2019
Chief Guest
Cyril Ramaphosa
Country
South Africa
Designation
President of South Africa
Note
2nd invitation
Jair Bolsonaro
Jair Bolsonaro
Year
2020
Chief Guest
Jair Bolsonaro
Country
Brazil
Designation
President of Brazil
Note
3rd invitation
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Year
2023
Chief Guest
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Country
Egypt
Designation
President of Egypt
Note
Droupadi Murmu
Emmanuel Macron
Emmanuel Macron
Year
2024
Chief Guest
Emmanuel Macron
Country
France
Designation
President of France
Note
6th invitation
Prabowo Subianto
Prabowo Subianto
Year
2025
Chief Guest
Prabowo Subianto
Country
Indonesia
Designation
President of Indonesia
Note
4th invitation
| Year | Portrait | Chief Guest | Country | Designation | Note | Host | |
| 1950 | | Sukarno | Indonesia | President of Indonesia | Rajendra Prasad | ||
| 1951 | | Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah | Nepal | King of Nepal | |||
| 1952 | No information available | ||||||
| 1953 | |||||||
| 1954 | | Jigme Dorji Wangchuck | Bhutan | King of Bhutan | Rajendra Prasad | ||
| 1955 | | Malik Ghulam Muhammad | Pakistan | Governor-General of Pakistan | |||
| 1956 | | Rab Butler | United Kingdom | Chancellor of the Exchequer | Two guests | ||
| | Kōtarō Tanaka | Japan | Chief Justice of Japan | ||||
| 1957 | | Georgy Zhukov | Soviet Union | Minister of Defence | |||
| 1958 | | Ye Jianying | China | Marshal of the People's Republic of China | |||
| 1959 | | Philip | United Kingdom | Royal consort of British monarch | 2nd invitation | ||
| 1960 | | Kliment Voroshilov | Soviet Union | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet | 2nd invitation | ||
| 1961 | | Elizabeth II | United Kingdom | Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms | 3rd invitation | ||
| 1962 | | Viggo Kampmann | Denmark | Prime Minister of Denmark | |||
| 1963 | | Norodom Sihanouk | Cambodia | King of Cambodia | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | ||
| 1964 | | Louis Mountbatten | United Kingdom | Chief of the Defence Staff | 4th invitation | ||
| 1965 | Rana Abdul Hamid | Pakistan | Minister of Food and Agriculture | 2nd invitation | |||
| 1966 | No information available | ||||||
| 1967 | | Mohammed Zahir Shah | Afghanistan | King of Afghanistan | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | ||
| 1968 | | Alexei Kosygin | Soviet Union | Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union | 3rd invitation | Two guests | Zakir Husain |
| | Josip Broz Tito | Yugoslavia | President of Yugoslavia | ||||
| 1969 | | Todor Zhivkov | Bulgaria | Prime Minister of Bulgaria | |||
| 1970 | | Baudouin | Belgium | King of Belgium | V. V. Giri | ||
| 1971 | | Julius Nyerere | Tanzania | President of Tanzania | |||
| 1972 | | Seewoosagur Ramgoolam | Mauritius | Prime Minister of Mauritius | |||
| 1973 | | Mobutu Sese Seko | Zaire | President of Zaire | |||
| 1974 | | Josip Broz Tito | Yugoslavia | President of Yugoslavia | 2nd invitation | Two guests | |
| | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Sri Lanka | Prime Minister of Sri Lanka | ||||
| 1975 | | Kenneth Kaunda | Zambia | President of Zambia | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | ||
| 1976 | | Jacques Chirac | France | Prime Minister of France | |||
| 1977 | | Edward Gierek | Poland | First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party | |||
| 1978 | | Patrick Hillery | Ireland | President of Ireland | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | ||
| 1979 | | Malcolm Fraser | Australia | Prime Minister of Australia | |||
| 1980 | | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | France | President of France | 2nd invitation | ||
| 1981 | | Jose Lopez Portillo | Mexico | President of Mexico | |||
| 1982 | | Juan Carlos I | Spain | King of Spain | |||
| 1983 | | Shehu Shagari | Nigeria | President of Nigeria | Zail Singh | ||
| 1984 | | Jigme Singye Wangchuck | Bhutan | King of Bhutan | 2nd invitation | ||
| 1985 | | Raúl Alfonsín | Argentina | President of Argentina | |||
| 1986 | | Andreas Papandreou | Greece | Prime Minister of Greece | |||
| 1987 | | Alan Garcia | Peru | President of Peru | |||
| 1988 | | J. R. Jayewardene | Sri Lanka | President of Sri Lanka | 2nd invitation | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | |
| 1989 | | Nguyễn Văn Linh | Vietnam | General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam | |||
| 1990 | | Anerood Jugnauth | Mauritius | Prime Minister of Mauritius | 2nd invitation | ||
| 1991 | | Maumoon Abdul Gayoom | Maldives | President of the Maldives | |||
| 1992 | | Mário Soares | Portugal | President of Portugal | |||
| 1993 | | John Major | United Kingdom | Prime Minister of United Kingdom | 5th invitation | Shankar Dayal Sharma | |
| 1994 | | Goh Chok Tong | Singapore | Prime Minister of Singapore | |||
| 1995 | | Nelson Mandela | South Africa | President of South Africa | |||
· Summary by continent and region
Asia (37)
Asia (37)
Continent
Asia (37)
Region
South Asia
Invitations
12
Countries
Afghanistan, Bhutan (4 times), Maldives, Nepal (twice), Pakistan (twice), Sri Lanka (twice)
Central Asia
Central Asia
Continent
Central Asia
Region
1
Invitations
Kazakhstan
East Asia
East Asia
Continent
East Asia
Region
4
Invitations
China, Japan (twice), South Korea
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Continent
Southeast Asia
Region
17
Invitations
Brunei, Cambodia (twice), Indonesia (4 times), Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore (twice), Thailand (twice), Vietnam (twice)
West Asia
West Asia
Continent
West Asia
Region
3
Invitations
Iran, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Africa (12)
Africa (12)
Continent
Africa (12)
Region
North Africa
Invitations
2
Countries
Algeria, Egypt
West Africa
West Africa
Continent
West Africa
Region
2
Invitations
Nigeria (twice)
Central Africa
Central Africa
Continent
Central Africa
Region
1
Invitations
Zaire
Southern Africa
Southern Africa
Continent
Southern Africa
Region
6
Invitations
South Africa (twice), Mauritius (thrice), Zambia
East Africa
East Africa
Continent
East Africa
Region
1
Invitations
Tanzania
Europe (25)
Europe (25)
Continent
Europe (25)
Region
Eastern Europe
Invitations
8
Countries
Bulgaria, Poland, Yugoslavia (twice), Soviet Union/Russia (4 times)
Western Europe
Western Europe
Continent
Western Europe
Region
17
Invitations
Belgium, Denmark, France (6 times), Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom (5 times)
America (8)
America (8)
Continent
America (8)
Region
Northern America
Invitations
2
Countries
United States, Mexico
Caribbean
Caribbean
Continent
Caribbean
Region
1
Invitations
Trinidad and Tobago
South America
South America
Continent
South America
Region
5
Invitations
Argentina, Brazil (thrice), Peru
Oceania (1)
Oceania (1)
Continent
Oceania (1)
Region
Australia
Invitations
1
Countries
Australia
| Continent | Region | Invitations | Countries |
| Asia (37) | South Asia | 12 | Afghanistan, Bhutan (4 times), Maldives, Nepal (twice), Pakistan (twice), Sri Lanka (twice) |
| Central Asia | 1 | Kazakhstan | |
| East Asia | 4 | China, Japan (twice), South Korea | |
| Southeast Asia | 17 | Brunei, Cambodia (twice), Indonesia (4 times), Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore (twice), Thailand (twice), Vietnam (twice) | |
| West Asia | 3 | Iran, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates | |
| Africa (12) | North Africa | 2 | Algeria, Egypt |
| West Africa | 2 | Nigeria (twice) | |
| Central Africa | 1 | Zaire | |
| Southern Africa | 6 | South Africa (twice), Mauritius (thrice), Zambia | |
| East Africa | 1 | Tanzania | |
| Europe (25) | Eastern Europe | 8 | Bulgaria, Poland, Yugoslavia (twice), Soviet Union/Russia (4 times) |
| Western Europe | 17 | Belgium, Denmark, France (6 times), Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom (5 times) | |
| America (8) | Northern America | 2 | United States, Mexico |
| Caribbean | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | |
| South America | 5 | Argentina, Brazil (thrice), Peru | |
| Oceania (1) | Australia | 1 | Australia |
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- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh also accompanied Queen Elizabeth II during the parade.
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