Pabloescobar

PABLO EMILIO ESCOBAR GAVIRIA

By herbert honkonen

  • PABLO EMILIO ESCOBAR GAVIRIA

    PABLO EMILIO ESCOBAR GAVIRIA
    Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria (1 December 1949 – 2 December 1993) was a Colombian drug lord and narcoterrorist. His cartel supplied an estimated 80% of the cocaine smuggled into the United States at the height of his career. He was often called "The King of Cocaine" and was the wealthiest criminal in history, with an estimated known net worth of between US$25 and US$30 billion by the early 1990s,making him one of the richest men in the world in his prime.

  • FAMILY

    His father was a farmer and his mother was a school teacher

  • HE MARRIED

    HE MARRIED
    Escobar married Maria Victoria Henao

  • ROBIN HOOD

    ROBIN HOOD
    Escobar got the nickname “Robin Hood” from poor people.

  • DRUG DEALER

    DRUG DEALER
    Escobar’s Medellin Cartel delivered 80% of the cocaine to the United States in 1980.

  • POLITICS

    POLITICS
    Escobar was designated as a deputy representative to the House of Representatives of Colombia in 1982.

  • KIND HEARTED

    KIND HEARTED
    He spent millions on schools, football stadiums, hospitals, and churches

  • TERRORISM ATTACK

    TERRORISM ATTACK
    Escobar was also doubted for a bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993.