, ▁pr isons , ▁imm igration , ▁Director ate ▁General ▁of ▁State ▁Security ▁and ▁Fire ), ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁maintained ▁until ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁the ▁president ial ▁election ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁task ▁in ▁office ▁was ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Guard ▁and ▁the ▁review ing ▁of ▁the ▁cases ▁of ▁former ▁Som o za ▁government ▁officials . ▁He ▁also ▁attempted ▁to ▁eliminate ▁cr imes ▁( mod er ate ▁and ▁minor ), ▁v ag ran cy , ▁g amb ling ▁and ▁drink ing . ▁ ▁Tom ás ▁B orge ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁revolution ary ▁government ▁deleg ation ▁which ▁visited ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁On ▁the ▁trip , ▁he ▁described ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁his ▁country ▁as ▁follows : ▁▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁in ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁revolution , ▁B orge ▁re iter ated ▁that ▁national ▁unity , ▁pl ural ism ▁and ▁a ▁mixed ▁economy ▁were ▁designed ▁to ▁strength en , ▁not ▁to ▁dest abil ize ▁the ▁revolution ary ▁process . ▁It ▁was ▁another ▁warning ▁to ▁the ▁opposition ▁and ▁entrepr ene urs . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁he ▁ordered ▁the ▁dismiss al ▁of ▁any ▁officer ▁who ▁ab used ▁their ▁authority . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁Tom ás ▁B orge ▁was ▁elected ▁vice pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁P erman ent ▁Conference ▁of ▁Political ▁Part ies ▁in