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On the Republic Day of January 26, India hosts another
head of state as the chief guest on this day. Here's the list of who all were
invited by India:
| Year |
Guest Name |
Country |
| 1976 |
Prime Minister Jacques Chirac |
France |
| 1978 |
President Dr.Patrick Hillery |
Ireland |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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