He worked to restore political stability to the country and announced a "Civil Concord" initiative, approved in a referendum, under which many political prisoners were pardoned, and several thousand members of armed groups were granted exemption from prosecution under a limited amnesty, in force until 13 January 2000.
hiː wˈɜːkt tə ɹᵻstˈoːɹ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl stəbˈɪlᵻɾi tə ðə kˈʌntɹi ænd ɐnˈaʊnst ˈeɪ "sˈɪvəl kəŋkˈoːɹd" ɪnˈɪʃiətˌɪv, ɐpɹˈuːvd ɪn ɐ ɹˌɛfɚɹˈɛndəm, ˌʌndɚ wˌɪtʃ mˈɛni pəlˈɪɾɪkəl pɹˈɪzənɚz wɜː pˈɑːɹdənd, ænd sˈɛvɹəl θˈaʊzənd mˈɛmbɚz ʌv ˈɑːɹmd ɡɹˈuːps wɜː ɡɹˈæntᵻd ɛɡzˈɛmpʃən fɹʌm pɹˌɑːsɪkjˈuːʃən ˌʌndɚɹ ɐ lˈɪmɪɾᵻd ˈæmnəsti, ɪn fˈoːɹs ʌntˈɪl θˈɜːtiːn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd.