Central People's Government

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The Central People's Government is the central government of the People's Republic of China in Beijing. According to the 1982 Constitution, "Central People's Government" is synonymous with the State Council.

[edit] History

In the first five years of the People's Republic (1949 to 1954), "Central People's Government" was the body with supreme power in the state. It was then composed of

• State Council (國務院)
• People's Revolutionary Military Committee (人民革命軍事委員會)
• Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院)
• Supreme People's Procuratorate (最高人民檢察署)

[edit] See also

• President of the People's Republic of China
• Premier of the People's Republic of China