The document discusses India's 69th Republic Day celebrations on 26 January 2018. It notes that all 10 leaders of the ASEAN countries have been invited as chief guests for the parade, which will be the first time so many regional heads of state are attending together. It then lists the specific leaders from each ASEAN member state who will be present. Additionally, it provides some background facts about Republic Day, including that India's constitution took years to complete and that it established the national symbols of the lion and peacock.

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India’s 69th Republic Day

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Leaders of all 10 ASEAN (Association of
Southeast Asian Nations) countries i.e.
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos,
Myanmar and Vietnam are invited as Chief
Guests for the celebration
Highlight of this Republic Day
India’s 69th Republic Day

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There have only been two Republic Day
parades in the past (in 1968 and 1974) that
have had more than one chief guest
Highlight of this Republic Day
India’s 69th Republic Day
It will be the first time when so many
heads of Government and States are
attending the parade together

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Highlight of this Republic Day
India’s 69th Republic Day
1. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei
2. Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia
3. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte of Philippines
4. President Joko Widodo of Indonesia
5. Prime Minister Najib Razak of Malaysia
6. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuân Phúc of Vietnam
7. President Halima Yacob of Singapore
8. President Htin Kyaw of Myanmar
9. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha of Thailand
10. Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith of Laos

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Some facts about the R Day
India’s 69th Republic Day
• took around 2 years, 11 months and 18 days to
be completed.
• came into effect (officially into the legal
circulation) on 26th of January in 1950, at 10:18
am after which India became a Republic country
• longest written Constitution all over the world
• written by Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Dr. B.R.
Ambedkar). He is known as the father of Indian
Constitution.

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India’s 69th Republic Day
• Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the first
President of India on Republic Day in 1950
Prior to this, India's head of state was an
appointed Governor-General
• India adopted its national animal, the lion head
from the Ashoka Pillar in Sarnath, on Republic
Day in 1950
The peacock was subsequently declared as the
national bird on Republic Day in 1963
Some facts about the R Day

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India’s 69th Republic Day
References: www.firstpost.com, www.indiacelebrating.com, www.wikipedia.com