ðoʊz wɜː tˈaɪmz ʌv pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɹᵻpɹˈɛʃən baɪ ðə ɹˈaɪtwˈɪŋ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi dˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd ɡˈʌvɚnmənt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə ɹeɪʒˈiːm ʌv dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɹˈoʊmɪˌoʊ lˈuːkəz pɹˈɛzɪdənt fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt ʌntˈɪl hiː wʌz ˌoʊvɚθɹˈoʊn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː baɪ ɐnˈʌðɚ ɹˈaɪtwˈɪŋ fˈækʃən ʌvðə mˈɪlətˌɛɹi.
Those were times of political repression by the right-wing military dominated government during the regime of General Romeo Lucas (president from 1978 until he was overthrown in 1982 by another right-wing faction of the military).