However, Barre's Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party politburo continued to rule.[1] In October 1980, the SRSP was disbanded, and the Supreme Revolutionary Council was re-established in its place.[2] By that time, Barre's government had become increasingly unpopular. Many Somalis had become disillusioned with life under military dictatorship. The regime was weakened further in the 1980s as the Cold War drew to a close and Somalia's strategic importance was diminished.