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In 1965, then-president and secretary-general of the ruling Workers’ Party was placed on house arrest by the military and replaced with Ujune Aramha, minister of transport. His regime maintained socialist aesthetics but was considered a nationalist leader. His nationalist tendencies led to a split in the Workers’ Party which prompted political purges and repressions for years up until 1971, when he was pressured by his cabinet to liberalize. Aramha died in 1973 and his son, Iruyo Aramha, was placed as his successor. Unlike his father, Iruyo was deeply unpopular and was overthrown by insurrectionary forces the year after.