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Improvements were also made in areas such as housing, education and medical care.

Between 1964 and 1970, around 260, 000 houses were constructed ( around a third by the state housing corporation CORVI ) and about 200, 000 housing solutions were claimed ( referring to the provision of sites for self-help housing projects ).

The number of hospitals ( and beds ) doubled under the PDC, and spending on education as a proportion of public expenditure rose from one-seventh to one-fifth.

Around 3, 000 new schools were built throughout the country, and by 1970 95 % of children in the relevant age group were covered by primary education.