hiː stˈʌdid ɪn dʒˈɜːməni, fɹˈæns ænd ˈɪɾəli bᵻfˌoːɹ bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ɐn ɐdvˈaɪzɚ fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn tə hwˈɑːn vɛlˈæskoʊ ˌælvɐɹˈɑːdoʊ hˌuː kˈeɪm ˌɪntʊ pˈaʊɚ θɹuː ɐ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi kˈuːp ɪn pɚɹˈuː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt.
He studied in Germany, France and Italy before becoming an advisor from 1969 to 1971 to Juan Velasco Alvarado who came into power through a military coup in Peru in 1968.