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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Republic Day (India)

Although India obtained its independence on August 15, 1947, it did not yet have a permanent constitution; instead, its laws were based on the modified colonial Government of India Act 1935, and the country was a Dominion, with George VI as head of state and Earl Mountbatten as Governor General. On August 29, 1947, the Drafting Committee was appointed to draft a permanent constitution, with Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar as chairman.


Chief Guest

India hosts another head of state as the chief guest on this day. The strategic importance of any nation as associated by India can be easily seen in this list.
Year   Guest Name   Country  
1976 Prime Minister Jacques Chirac  France
1978 President Dr.Patrick Hillery  Ireland
1980 President Valery Giscard d'Estaing  France
1985 President Raul Alfonsin  Argentina
1986 Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou  Greece
1987 President Alan Garcia  Peru
1988 President Junius Jayewardene  Sri Lanka
1992 President Mário Soares  Portugal
1993 Prime Minister John Major  United Kingdom
1995 President Nelson Mandela[1]  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 Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal
2000 President Olusegun Obasanjo  Nigeria
2001 President Abdelaziz Bouteflika  Algeria
2002 President Cassam Uteem  Mauritius
2003 President Mohammed Khatami  Iran
2004 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
2010 President Lee Myung bak  Republic of Korea


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