በተመሣሣይም በደርግ ዘመነ መንግሥት ሁሉም ዓይነት የተቃውሞ ፖለቲካ ኃይሎች እንዲታገዱ፣ እንደ ወንጀል እንዲቆጠር እና የኃይል እርምጃ እንዲወሰድ ተደርጓል።
English was imposed as the official language, all political activity was banned and the death penalty was instituted.