Pablo Escobar
Pablo Escobar
Pablo Escobar was born on December 1, 1949 in Rionegro, Columbia. His parents were Abel de Jesus Dari Escobar, a farmer, and Hemilda Garvine, a teacher.1 His family was poor and because of this, Pablo, at the age of five, promised his mother that he would give her everything. This was his childhood ambition, along with being rich by the time he was 22.1 The fact that he was poor motivated him and made him strive for power and money. He later became the most notorious and richest drug lord and Columbian congressman.
Pablo Escobar, as far as personality goes, no one except those who knew him very personally could tell you what he is like, but if you were to ask the people of Columbia and the people of the United States on what Pablo Escobar was like, the two opinions would be very different. Whether you were on his good or bad side would’ve affected that as well. To the people of Columbia, he was much like a “Robin Hood” figure. He built churches, schools, hospitals, and fields for soccer. He was kind and giving. But, on the other hand, he is very notoriously known for being bad tempered and merciless. Those who disrespected him were killed instantaneously. Anyone who disagreed was bombed, which is much why Escobar bombed the U.S. When it came to his people, he used a very kind approach, but for others, he used terror as his way of persuasion.6
At the age of 11, Pablo had begun to sell marijuana and was stealing tombstones, selling them to smugglers of Panama. He later moved on to stealing cars. He basically lived his life as a thief, outlaw, and drug dealer.2 These occupations boosted his experience with every successful trade, buy, or sell. These also increased his persuasion skills, which, of course, if one still didn’t fall to his idea or belief; he had other ways of convincing people. Escobar was the Head of the Medellin Cartel, was elected into Columbian Congress, and transported nearly 80% of all cocaine into the United States,
Pablo Escobar was born on December 1, 1949 in Rionegro, Columbia. His parents were Abel de Jesus Dari Escobar, a farmer, and Hemilda Garvine, a teacher.1 His family was poor and because of this, Pablo, at the age of five, promised his mother that he would give her everything. This was his childhood ambition, along with being rich by the time he was 22.1 The fact that he was poor motivated him and made him strive for power and money. He later became the most notorious and richest drug lord and Columbian congressman.
Pablo Escobar, as far as personality goes, no one except those who knew him very personally could tell you what he is like, but if you were to ask the people of Columbia and the people of the United States on what Pablo Escobar was like, the two opinions would be very different. Whether you were on his good or bad side would’ve affected that as well. To the people of Columbia, he was much like a “Robin Hood” figure. He built churches, schools, hospitals, and fields for soccer. He was kind and giving. But, on the other hand, he is very notoriously known for being bad tempered and merciless. Those who disrespected him were killed instantaneously. Anyone who disagreed was bombed, which is much why Escobar bombed the U.S. When it came to his people, he used a very kind approach, but for others, he used terror as his way of persuasion.6
At the age of 11, Pablo had begun to sell marijuana and was stealing tombstones, selling them to smugglers of Panama. He later moved on to stealing cars. He basically lived his life as a thief, outlaw, and drug dealer.2 These occupations boosted his experience with every successful trade, buy, or sell. These also increased his persuasion skills, which, of course, if one still didn’t fall to his idea or belief; he had other ways of convincing people. Escobar was the Head of the Medellin Cartel, was elected into Columbian Congress, and transported nearly 80% of all cocaine into the United States,
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