Opposition to him within the government decreased is the answer
Spain lost the Philippine Islands
During 1989 and 1990, the Berlin Wall came down, borders opened, and free elections ousted Communist regimes everywhere in eastern Europe. In late 1991 the Soviet Union itself dissolved into its component republics. With stunning speed, the Iron Curtain was lifted and the Cold War came to an end.
I think that he sent missionaries to other kingdoms.
1978 is the answer comrade