People on Time Covers 1988

Palestinian political leader. He was chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from 1969 to 2004 and president of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) from 1994 to 2004.

American attorney, diplomat and statesman. He served as the White House Chief of Staff, United States Secretary of the Treasury and U.S. Secretary of State under Reagan before returning as the White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush.

American politician who was a four-term United States Senator from Texas and the Democratic Party nominee for vice president in 1988.

American politician, diplomat, and businessman who served as US president from 1989 to 1993. He served as vice president from 1981 to 1989.

American intelligence officer for the Drug Enforcement Administration. In February 1985 he was kidnapped by drug traffickers hired by Mexican politicians in Guadalajara, Mexico. He was interrogated under torture and murdered.

Principal of Eastside High School in Paterson, New Jersey. He was the subject of the 1989 film Lean on Me. He gained public attention in the 1980s for his unconventional and controversial disciplinary measures.

American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the US Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Leader of the Senate during the final 11 years of his tenure. He was also the Republican presidential nominee in the 1996 election

American lawyer and politician who served as governor of Massachusetts from 1975 to 1979 and again from 1983 to 1991. He was nominated by the Democratic Party for president in the 1988 election, but lost.

Austrian-American businessman and former chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company from September 1984 to September 2005.

American attorney, lobbyist, and politician who represented Missouri's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 2005. He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 1988 and 2004.

Soviet and Russian politician who served as the last leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to the country's dissolution in 1991. He served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 and additionally as head of state beginning in 1988 to 1991. Man of the Year 1987

Soviet-Russian activist and philanthropist who was the wife of the last Soviet leader.

American politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1985 to 1993. He was the Democratic nominee in the 2000 presidential election, which he lost.

American civil rights activist, politician, and ordained Baptist minister. Beginning as a young protégé of Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement, he maintained his status as a prominent civil rights leader throughout his political and theological career for over seven decades.

First-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the central figure of Christianity.

Canadian businessman, best known as the chief executive officer of RJR Nabisco in the 1980s.

American track and field athlete, ranked among the all-time greats in the heptathlon as well as long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals in those two events at four different Olympic Games.

American politician and a professional football player. He served as Housing Secretary from 1989 to 1993, having previously served nine terms in the US House of Representatives from 1971 to 1989. He was the Republican Party's vice presidential nominee in the 1996 election. He had previously contended for the presidential nomination in the 1988 Republican primaries.

Panamanian dictator, politician and military officer who was the de facto ruler of Panama from 1983 to 1989. He had longstanding ties with American intelligence agencies before the U.S. invasion of Panama removed him from power.

American actor, producer and director. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in Miami Vice (1984–1989). For his performance as a high school math teacher in Stand and Deliver, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.

American politician who served as the US vice president from 1989 to 1993. He represented Indiana in the U.S. Senate from 1981 to 1989.

American journalist, commentator, and national evening news anchor. He reported on some of the most significant events of the modern age, such as Watergate, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Gulf War, 9/11, the Iraq War, and the war on terror.

American film actress and the First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989.

American politician and actor who served as US president from 1981 to 1989. He was considered one of the most prominent conservative figures in American history.

American media mogul, religious broadcaster, political commentator, presidential candidate, and charismatic minister. He advocated a conservative Christian ideology and was known for his involvement in Republican Party politics.

American Democratic political operative who ran the 1988 presidential election.

American figure skater and physician. She is the 1986 World champion, the 1988 Olympic bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national champion. Her rivalry with East Germany's Katarina Witt at the 1988 Calgary Olympics was known as the Battle of the Carmens.

American professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. He is regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. He reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990. He won his first 19 professional fights by knockout.

English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. Known for Evita, Cats, and Phantom of the Opera among others.