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Republic Day [9] changed to vector image: 26 January 1950 [39] Republic Day commemorates the adoption of the Constitution of India and the country's transition to a republic on 26 January 1950. [40] [41] The date was chosen as the Indian National Congress proclaimed Purna Swaraj (complete independence) on this day in 1930. [42] [43] Gandhi ...
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Republic Day is a national holiday in India commemorating the adoption of the Constitution of India, and the country's transition to a republic which came into effect on 26 January 1950. The constitution replaced the Government of India Act 1935 as the governing document of India, thus turning the nation from a dominion into a republic ...
The first Republic Day Parade was held on 26 January 1950, led by then Brigadier Moti Sagar of the Gorkha Regiment, during which the President of Indonesia Sukarno was the chief guest. The flypast of that parade included aircraft such as Harvards , Consolidated B-24 Liberators , Dakotas , Hawker Tempest , Spitfires and jet planes comprising a ...
Before the birth of the republic, the national celebratory day of the Kingdom of Italy was the feast of the Statuto Albertino, which was held on the first Sunday of June. [ 11 ] The first celebration of the Festa della Repubblica took place on 2 June 1947, [ 12 ] while in 1948 there was the first parade in Via dei Fori Imperiali in Rome; [ 13 ...
Since 1950, India has been hosting head of state or government of another country as the state guest of honour for Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi.During 1950–1954, Republic Day celebrations were organised at different venues (like Irwin Amphitheatre, Kingsway, Red Fort and Ramlila Maidan).
Republic Day (local name: Dan Republike or Дан Републике) marked the occasion two consecutive days, 29 and 30 November, and was likely the most important holiday (the other two-day holidays were New Year and May Day). In elementary schools first graders were inducted into the Union of Pioneers on or around Republic Day. Employees ...
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