Álvaro Uribe

Some may call him the Colombian Robin Hood. Others call him El zar de cocaina (The tzar of cocaine). Either way, Pablo Escobar was a wealthy drug lord who affected Colombia in both positive and negative ways. It is undeniable that Pablo for better or worse changed Colombia. It is up to the people to decide whether he is the Colombian Robin Hood or the world's greatest outlaw. Pablo knew what it was like to be poor, unable to buy something as necessary as shoes. This allowed him to be able…

Have you ever wondered the similarities and differences between Joaquin Guzman (El Chapo) and Pablo Escobar? Joaquin Guzman and Pablo Escobar are the most popular drug lords in the entire world. Joaquin Guzman is a Mexican drug lord that is the leader of a group known as the Sinaloa Cartel. Pablo Escobar was a Colombian drug lord that was the leader of the Medellin Cartel. These two drug lords have earned billions of dollars from selling drugs all across the world. Joaquin Guzman and Pablo…

So, my person of choice is Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria. I chose him because he came from nothing in the slums of Colombia to become one of the most successful well-known politicians/narcos of his time and current times. He was one of those people that was able to turn dirty drug money into clean money by donating it to charities and to soccer teams in Colombia. When he first started he was just trafficking cigarettes but as his empire grew a few already successful narcos got him in the cocaine…

Pancho Villa was born on June 5, 1878 in San Juan del Rio, Durango, Mexico. His full name was José Doroteo Arango Arámbula, but his nickname were either Pancho Villa or Francisco Villa. Pancho Villa was one of the the top military leaders of the Mexican Revolution. Villa started off as a bandit. He was later inspired by reformer Francisco Madero, who helped him win the Mexican Revolution. After being with with Victoriano Huerta, he formed his own army to oppose the dictator. He was assassinated…

Pancho Villa, whose real name was Jose Doroteo Arango Arambula, was a Mexican Revolutionary General and one of the most prominent figures of the Mexican Revolution. He was born in San Juan Rio, Durango, Mexico on July 5, 1878, and died on July 20, 1923. He grew up on a family farm and his father died when he was a teenager. Arambula left home and became a bandit. He was running away from the law and changed his name to Francisco Villa so he wouldn't get caught. Villa joined the fight against…

Viva la Villa! Have you ever wondered about the Mexican Revolution and the people that influenced it? Pancho Villa was a Mexican who aided in the Mexican Revolution and starred in a movie based on his own life. He grew up in San Juan Del Rio, Mexico and soon turned into a bandit after his father died when he was only fifteen years old and he murdered a man for sexually harassing his sister. He was inspired by Francisco Modero and grew into a revolutionary genius. He was seen as a great…

The True Colors of the Revolution The Underdogs is a fascinating story of the Mexican Revolution and its effects on some of the people. It was a perfect blend of fiction in the form of characters and personalities, and history in the form of events and occurrences. Mariano Azuela, a medic during the Revolution definitely infused his personal experiences into the story to make it full and real. Azuela did not clean up the revolution for the reader and make it look completely heroic. He displayed…

the exchange market, oriented to moderate the volatility of the exchange rates; this practice permitted the accumulation of considerable amounts that were an important support during the effects of the GFC. For the most part, the government of Alvaro Uribe took an appropriate step back and allowed to Colombian economy to correct itself; by 2010 the economic growth rate reached an impressive 4.3%, in comparison to other economies of the…

Conservatives continued. The ¨Hereditary Hatreds¨ caused many bloody civil wars. The state of the nation deteriorated. Murder and drugs filled the streets. The government waged a war on crime, unsuccessfully. A change came with the election of Álvaro Uribe as President. Uribe successfully slowed the growth of crime. Uribe’s successor President Chavez attempted to put an end to drug cartels, with some success.…

people, giving the people uncertainty and little hope. There has been riots, talks of peace, but also rejection of the peace, and the people of Colombia are being misinformed of the civil war that is raging right outside their doors. Firstly, Alvaro Uribe, was the president of Colombia from 2002 until 2010. His campaign pursued tougher policies and conditions for FARC(a Colombian rebel group). The campaign was also backed by drug traffickers and large landowners. Drug trafficking, ironically,…