From Barack Obama To The Crown Prince Of Abu Dhabi — List Of Previous Chief Guests Of R-Day Parade
ABP NewsRepublic Day Parade: India will be celebrating its 75th Republic Day on Friday, and French President Emmanuel Macron will be the chief guest this year. India invited the French President after his US counterpart Joe Biden cancelled his visit to India as the guest of honour for Republic Day due to scheduling issues. Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of France, will be visiting India as the Chief Guest for the 75th Republic Day celebrations," the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement. Here are some of the other leaders who have attended the Republic Day celebrations: 2023 – Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt 2022 and 2021 – No chief guest due to Covid pandemic 2020 – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro 2019 – Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa 2018 – Heads of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations states including, Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei, Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia, Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia, Thongloun Sisoulith, Prime Minister of Laos, Najib Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia, Aung San Suu Kyi, State counsellor of Myanmar, Rodrigo Roa Duterte, President of the Philippines, Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore, Prayuth Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand and Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister of Vietnam 2017 – Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of UAE 2016 – Francois Hollande, President of France 2015 – Barack Obama, President of the United States 2014 – Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan 2013 – Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, King of Bhutan 2012 – Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand 2011 – Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia 2010 – Lee Myung Bak, President of South Korea French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Jaipur on January 25 with PM Modi.