 
 <prompt> Wetin be di change wey happun during Sassou leadership? Based on di last question, write one context wey get di answer. E fit be 1 - 20 sentences. Context: <response>: Sassou Nguesso align di kontri wit di Eastern Bloc and sign twenty-year friendship pact wit di Soviet Union. Over di years, Sassou dey rely more on political repression and less on patronage to maintain im dictatorship. 