[1] He was detained in January 1974, after having criticized the economic policies of the military dictator Hugo Banzer.
In May 1974, three months after he had been conditionally released from captivity, he was forcefully expelled from Bolivia and deported to Paraguay.
He was re-elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1997, through the proportional representation vote in La Paz as a Christian Democratic Party candidate.
Following his death the Senate of Bolivia decided unanimously to grant him its highest honour, the Banner of Gold.
[3] The municipal council of La Paz decided to suspend all activities for three days in his honour.