ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, hiː wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈaʊndɚz ʌvðə jˈuːnɪdˌæd ɹˌɛvəlˌuːʃənˈɛɹiə dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪkə jˌuːˌɑːɹdˈiː, wˌɪtʃ lˈɛd ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən tʊ ˈɪdɪɡˌoːɹəz ænd ɛnɹˈiːkeɪ pəɹˈæltə.
In 1961, he was one of the founders of the Unidad Revolucionaria Democrática (URD), which led opposition to Ydígoras and Enrique Peralta.