Rodrigo lara bonilla vs pablo escobar biography
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Rodrigo Lara Bonilla (11 August 1946-30 April 1984) was the Minister of Justice of Colombia from 7 August 1983 to 30 April 1984, succeeding Bernardo Gaitan Mahecha and preceding Enrique Parejo Gonzalez. Lara was an incorruptible and honest politician, and he fought against the drug cartels until his assassination by Pablo Escobar's Medellin Cartel in 1984.
Biography[]
Rodrigo Lara Bonilla was born on 11 August 1946 in Neiva, Colombia. Lara was a supporter of New Liberalism, and he was elected Mayor of Neiva at the young age of 23. In August 1983, President Belisario Betancur had Lara appointed the new Minister of Justice, and Lara and fellow liberal leader Luis Carlos Galan both publicly denounced the drug cartels of the country. Lara was an enemy of Medellin Cartel leader and aspiring politician Pablo Escobar, an infamous cartel boss; Lara exposed his influence in sports and politics through corruption. After Escobar failed in his attempt to accuse Lara of working with
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Pablo Escobar
1949-1993
Who Was Pablo Escobar?
Pablo Escobar was a Colombian drug trafficker who collaborated with other criminals to struktur the Medellín cartel in the early 1970s. Eventually, he controlled over 80 percent of the cocaine shipped to the United States, earning the nickname “The King of Cocaine.” He amassed an estimated net worth of $30 billion and was named one of the 10 richest people on Earth by Forbes. He earned popularity bygd sponsoring charity projects and soccer clubs, but later, terror campaigns that resulted in the murder of thousands turned public opinion against him. After surrendering to the Colombian authorities in 1991, Escobar flydde detainment in 1992 and was a fugitive until his dramatic death in December 1993.
Quick Facts
FULL NAME: Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria
BORN: December 1, 1949
DIED: månad 2, 1993
BIRTHPLACE: Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia
SPOUSE: Maria Victoria Henao (1976-1993)
CHILDREN: Juan Pablo and Manuela
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Sa
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Rodrigo Lara
Colombian lawyer and politician (1946-1984)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lara and the second or maternal family name is Bonilla.
Rodrigo Lara Bonilla (Spanish: Rodrigo Lara Bonilla; August 11, 1946 – April 30, 1984) was a Colombian lawyer and politician, who served as Minister of Justice under President Belisario Betancur, and was assassinated by orders of Pablo Escobar because of his work as Minister in prosecuting cocaine traffickers mainly belonging to the Medellín Cartel.[1][2]
Lara's death led to Escobar's indictment for murder, which would be the beginning of his eventual downfall.
Beginnings
[edit]Born in Neiva, capital of the department of Huila, Lara studied law at the Universidad Externado de Colombia. Years later he joined the Liberal Revolutionary Movement party, founded and led by former Liberal president Alfonso López Michelsen. In 1969, when he was only 23 years old, Lara was appoi