After other parties were nominally allowed to organize in 1992, he was reelected in 1996 and 2002 with 98 percent of the vote in elections condemned as fraudulent by international observers.
Efter at andre parter fik lov til at organisere, blev han genvalgt i 1996 og 2002 med 98 procent af stemmerne i valg fordømt som bedrageri af internationale observatører.