His career as a union leader took him away from agriculture and into politics, where he stood out for his criticism of the United States, whose anti-drug crusade meant the eradication of a cash crop for poor peasants.
Sa carrière de leader syndicaliste le détourne de l’agriculture, et sa critique des Etats-Unis, dont la croisade contre le narcotrafic appelle à la destruction d’une culture profitant aux paysans pauvres, lui vaut de faire une entrée remarquée en politique.