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Pablo Escobar
According to National Geographic, Pablo
Escobar was known for many others names like Sir Pablo, The Godfather, The
Boss, The Lord, The Magician, Little Pablo, The Tsar of Cocaine, but his real
name was Pablo Escobar Gaviria. He was born on December 1, 1949 in Rio Negro, Colombia. Pablo
Escobar was the man who founded The
Medellin Cartel; Pablo exported 80% of cocaine to the United States. He was the greatest criminal in
history; although it did a lot of damage; he helped a lot in his country. He was like Robin Hood figure
for many locals, because he spent money to expand social programs for the
poorest people.
In the same way, Pablo Escobar was
responsible for the construction of many houses and football fields and many others, for that reason he was very
popular for the poor people in his country. But also he was a very dangerous
man, because he was responsible for the
killing of thousands of people between them politicians, civil servants,
journalist and ordinary citizens. When he realized that he had no opportunity
to become Colombian’s president and the Unites States ordering his capture and
extradition; Pablo unleashed his fury against his enemies.
To
conclude, Escobar’s fortune was estimated at $30 billion and was named one of
the 10 richest people on earth by Forbes.
On the other hand, Pablo Escobar Gaviria escaped from jail “La Catedral”; he
was persecuted for 17 months, the Colombian government with the help US Intelligence groups. So, Pablo was located
in Medellin and on December 2, 1993; Pablo Escobar was murdered by the Colombian
police. A terrible mistake led to his death; he made several calls to his
family, that gave his position.