The ensuing repression against the USCC and its leaders led a new generation of activists to take over the leadership with Um Nyobè becoming general secretary of the union in 1947.
ðɪ ɛnsˈuːɪŋ ɹᵻpɹˈɛʃən ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ˈʌsk ænd ɪts lˈiːdɚz lˈɛd ɐ nˈuː dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈæktɪvˌɪsts tə tˈeɪk ˌoʊvɚ ðə lˈiːdɚʃˌɪp wɪð ˈʌm nˈaɪoʊb bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌvðə jˈuːniən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən.