Before revision: The official title President of the Council of State, or Chairman of the Council of State is used to describe the head of the states of Cuba and North Korea , and formerly communist states in the East Germany, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Cambodia and Vietnam.
After revision: The official title President of the Council of State, or Chairman of the Council of State was formerly used to describe the head of the states of Cuba and North Korea , and formerly communist states in the Democratic Republic of Germany, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Cambodia and Vietnam.