hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪn nˈæʃənəl kæmpˈeɪnz fɔːɹ dᵻmˈɑːkɹəsi ænd ɐɡˈɛnst ðə dɪktˈeɪɾɚʃˌɪps dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz stˈʌdiz ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv wʌz wˈʌn ʌv θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː sˈɪɾɪzənz tə pˈʌblɪkli əpˈoʊz ðə plˈɛbɪsˌaɪt ˈeɪmd æt kənfˈɜːmɪŋ kˈɑːɹloʊz kæstˈiːoʊ ɪn pˈaʊɚ.
He became involved in national campaigns for democracy and against the dictatorships during his studies and in 1955 was one of 33 citizens to publicly oppose the plebiscite aimed at confirming Carlos Castillo in power.