While his reputation at home soon paled, he continued to have uncommonly good relations with Western governments and with international capitalist institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and World Bank because of his independent political line.
Medan hans rykte hemma snart bleknade, fortsatte hans goda relationer med västregeringar och med inrättningar som Internationellla valutafonden och Världsbanken på grund av hans oberoende politiska linje.