2000 President Olusegun Obasanjo Nigeria2nd invitation 2001 President Abdelaziz Bouteflika Algeria 2002President Cassam UteemMauritius3rd invitation 2003 President Mohammed Khatami Iran 2004 President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Brazil2nd invitation 2005 King Jigme Singye Wangchuck Bhutan3rd invitation 2006 King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-SaudSaudi Arabia 2007President Vladimir PutinRussia3rd invitation 2008President Nicolas SarkozyFrance4th invitation 2009 President Nursultan Nazarbayev Kazakhstan 2010President Lee Myung BakSouth Korea 2011 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Indonesia2nd invitation 2012 Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Thailand 2013 King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Bhutan4th invitation 2014Prime Minister Shinzo AbeJapan 2015President Barack Obama United StatesFirst US President to be invited. In 1955, it was the first time when Republic day Parade was hosted on Rajpath. Before that is was organised at Red Fort and Ramlila Ground respectively. Before the war with China and Pakistan, chief guests were being invited from these two countries. After the war, no one got invitation till now, to attend India on 26 Jan. Our neighboring countries Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Nepal have been invited multiple times excluding Pakistan. Bhutan and France are the only two countries who have received this honor for maximum 4 times followed by our major defiance allies Russia who have received the honor 3 times. US President Barack Obama, will receive this honor very first time when he represent United States of America in Republic Day 2015 Parade.
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