Kammala jumla mai zuwa: An haifi Chaves ne a Nicaragua inda ta girma a karkashin mulkin kama karya na Somoza. Iyayenta lauyoyi ne. An lalata gidan iyalinta a cikin
Girgizar ƙasa a ƙasar Nicaragua a shekara ta 1972. Lokacin da take da shekaru 17, an tura Chaves zuwa Kanada don yin karatu a Jami'ar Concordia a Montreal, Quebec.