Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Chaves akaberekerwa muNicaragua kwaakakurira muhurumende yaSomoza yaidzvinyirira. Vabereki vake vaiva magweta. Musha wemhuri yake wakaparadzwa mu
Kudengenyeka kwenyika kwakaitika muNicaragua muna 1972. Paaiva nemakore 17, Chaves akatumirwa kuCanada kunodzidza paConcordia University muMontreal, Quebec.