Republic Day Chief Guests

One of the great national festivals of India, Republic Day is celebrated to remember the transition of India into a nation republic and the implementation of the Constitution of India January 26, 1950. A big event is organized in the capital of New Delhi, where the president and hoists the Indian flag is deployed, which is followed by a massive parade. India hosts a different guest chef each year to witness the celebration of his Republic. The guest of honor honorable head of state or government of another country. The guest is chosen on the basis of certain factors, either, strategic, diplomatic interest of companies, and international geo-politics. In view of this article is the list of special guests who participated in Republic Day since 1976 in the capital of New Delhi.
List of guests head to Republic Day
1976: Prime Minister Jacques Chirac, France1978: President Dr Patrick Hillery, Ireland1980: President Valery Giscard d'Estaing, France1985: President Raul Alfonsin, Argentina1986: Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou, Greece1987: President Alan Garcia, Peru1988: President Junius Jayewardene, Sri Lanka1992: President Mário Soares, Portugal1993: Prime Minister John Major, United Kingdom1994: Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, Singapore1995: President Nelson Mandela, South Africa1996: President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Brazil1997: Prime Minister Basdeo Panday, Trinidad and Tobago1998: President Jacques Chirac, France1999: King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Nepal2000: President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria2001: President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algeria2002: President Cassam Uteem, Maurice2003: President Mohammed Khatami, Iran2004: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil2005: King Jigme Singye Wangchuk, Bhutan2006: King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, Saudi Arabia2007: President Vladimir Putin, Russia2008: President Nicolas Sarkozy, France2009: President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan2010: President Lee Myung Bak, South Korea
2011:President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono,Indonesia