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Pablo Escobar, the tsar of cocaine and one of the most powerful and cruelest criminals in the world. Escobar was born in 1949. He came from a poor family, his father was a peasant farmer, whilst his mother was a schoolteacher. He got married in1976 to Maria Victoria, and had two children from her a son and a daughter. Escobar path to wealth made him a dangerous criminal. In the mid of 80's, Escobar controlled more than 80% of the cocaine in US. And, he was named one of the ten richest people on earth by Fortune and Forbes magazines. Escobar wealth estimate is $30 million. Although he was a dangerous criminal, he spent a lot of his money on helping poor people.
Escobar wanted to be the president of Colombia. He did his best in fixing his public

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