Under inspiration from the Workers' Party of Korea, the sole legal party in the country was renamed from "United National Party" to "United National Workers' Party" in July 1971.
受到了朝鮮勞動黨（Korean Workers' Party）的影響，赤道幾內亞唯一的合法政黨在1971年7月將黨名從「United National' Party」更名為「United National Workers' Party」。