Álvaro Uribe

Soon after, Pablo met up with a local smuggler, Alvaro Pietro, with him Pablo made a quick million in his early twenties smuggling drugs. In 1975 he got in an argument with a local Medellin drug lord, Fabio Restrepo, who later was found murdered, rumored that the orders were from Escobar. This propelled Escobar in his take over of the Medellin Cartel, violence, crime, and smuggling over 15 tons a day of cocaine. Pablo Escobar made cocaine a global drug of choice when it first came out and globalized

Pablo Escobar was a violent, powerful and ruthless drug lord who ran the Colombian cocaine trade for 20 years until his death on a rooftop while being pursued by police and America’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (Morris, 2013). Pablo’s drug business and empire made him among the wealthiest men in the world. Pablo was a renowned name in the criminal world of Colombia, and some still admire him to this day. Pablo got involved in criminal activities at a young age. He began by stealing graveyards

The ESPN 30 for 30 movie about Pablo and Andres Escobar was enlightening. The documentary went over the differences that Pablo and Andres Escobar made to the world in both their life and deaths. It started with Pablo Escobar, talking about his younger years. When Pablo Escobar was younger, he grew up as the third child of seven to a farmer and school teacher. He was always fascinated with soccer though, he wasn’t very talented at it. As he grew older he became more into criminal activity because

Thus amidst the crumbling peace talks from 1999-2002, the war in Colombia shifted from a counternarcotics-focused War on Drugs to a counterterrorism-focused War on Terror. The Uribe Administration: 2002-2010 The failed peace talks officially concluded in 2002 following the FARC’s hijacking of a plane on which Senator Jorge Gechem Turbay was aboard. This proved to be the last straw for the government, so the military reoccupied

The idea of drug trafficking makes most gasp in disgust but for the country of Columbia, drug trafficking was their upbringing and yet, eventually it was their demise. Pablo Escobar brought hope to poor and fear to the wealthy and even though his ways were cruel, his deeds were kind. Not only did Pablo Escobar bring the country of Columbia under his rule but he influenced this country's culture in a beautiful but horrible way. If one were to walk through the streets of Columbia's cities and towns

Pablo Escobar was important because over his lifetime, he used his power to develop Colombia into a narco-state for the betterment of the people. First, Pablo was a very influential man as well as an expert cocaine dealer, accumulating large amounts of money and changing the drug dealing game. Pablo changed the legal drug system of many countries and also over his lifetime, and he made over $4 billion off of cocaine dealing in which he funded for Colombia (“Pablo Escobar”). This suggests that if

This paper will analyze whether Pablo Escobar was a Modern day Robin Hood or a Murderous Tyrant. Escobar to this day is still a highly controversial character and is perceived differently throughout Columbia. The topic was undertaken by thorough research and analyzing documents and interviews. Due to lack of Primary Documents, the majority of my research was from secondary sources. Pablo Escobar grew up in a time period which was referred to simply as the Violencia, Pablo was known as a loving father

Biography of José Matías Delgado y León On February 24, 1767, José Matías Delgado y León was born from his parents Pedro Delgato and Ana Maria de León. He had two brothers, Miguel and Juan. He was interested in the Roman Catholic Church early in life, and attained priesthood in Guatemala in 1797 after attending a seminary. He also received a degree in theology and civil and canonical rights. Delgado was then appointed vicar of San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador, and stayed there for over a

Before conducting my research for this project Pablo Escobar was just the average criminal who sold drugs in a country filled with narcotics. I became more drawn to the life story of Pablo Escobar after watching the critically acclaimed Netflix series, Narcos. Narcos tells the story of Pablo and his rise and fall from power. Narcos is being told through the eyes of an American DEA agent working to take down Pablo Escobar. That led me to question why America was concerned with a drug dealer in Columbia

“Sometimes I am God, if I say a man dies, he dies that same day.” The man that said this was responsible for the deaths of thousands of people and made billions of dollars a year in the process. Escobar caused conflict by killing and bribing government officials as well as innocent people. He compromised very little himself. He stopped at nothing to get what he wanted. Pablo Escobar used conflict to force others to compromise their ideals and morals, leading to his increased power and influence in