Elected State Leaders
In the 1st Plenary Session in 1988, the Congress elected the state leaders:
- President of the People's Republic of China: Yang Shangkun
- Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress: Wan Li
- Premier of the State Council: Li Peng
- Chairman of the Central Military Commission: Deng Xiaoping
- President of the Supreme People's Court: Ren Jianxin
- Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate: Liu Fuzhi
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