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                                                            Article 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.