He ran for President under the United Left in the 1990 general elections but placed fourth with 8.2% of the popular vote and failed to qualify for the run-off.
He ran for President under the United Left in the 1990 general elections but placed fourth with 8.2% of the popular vote and failed to qualify for the run-off which was eventually won by Alberto Fujimori.
This is evidenced when, at the time of terror and the self-coup carried out by the Fujimori regime, Congressman Pease directly faced authoritarianism and dictatorship.
Pease is one of the most respected and beloved political figures of the time, among other things, for his undoubted loyalty and honesty to ethics and the country.
This march was held on November 3 of that year as a response to an announcement by the Shining Path terrorist group, which called the country to panic the same day.