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President Sukarno of Indonesia was Guest of Honour at the first Republic Day in 1950
From: V Kumara Swamy, January 24, 2021: The Times of India

1960 USSR President K. Voroshilov was chief guest of RD1960

India had an unlikely R-Day guest in 1955 – Pakistan’s Governor General Malik Ghulam Mohammed
From: V Kumara Swamy, January 24, 2021: The Times of India

1961: Queen Elizabeth II of the UK was the Guest of Honour at the Republic Day parade. Dr Rajendra Prasad was the President of India.

1963: King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia was the Guest of Honour at the Republic Day parade. Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the President of India.

1968: President JB Tito of Yugoslavia was the Guest of Honour at the Republic Day parade. Dr Zakir Hussain (1897-1969) was the President of India.