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In 1982 parliamentary election, Escobar was elected as an alternate member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia as part of the Liberal Alternative movement. Through this, he was responsible for the construction of houses and football fields in western Colombia, which gained him popularity among the locals of the towns that he frequented. However, Colombia became the "murder capital of the world", and Escobar was vilified by the Colombian and American governments. In 1993, Escobar was shot and killed in his hometown by Colombian National Police, a day after his 44th birthday.

== Early Life ==

Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was born on December 1<sup>st</sup>, 1949 in Rionegro, Colombia to a poor family; the third child of Abel de Jesus Escobar Echeverri and Hermilda de Los Dolores Gaviria Berrio. His father was a farmer while his mother was a teacher at an elementary school located in the region he grew up.

== Legacy ==

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 In 1982 parliamentary election, Escobar was elected as an alternate member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia as part of the Liberal Alternative movement. Through this, he was responsible for the construction of houses and football fields in western Colombia, which gained him popularity among the locals of the towns that he frequented. However, Colombia became the "murder capital of the world", and Escobar was vilified by the Colombian and American governments. In 1993, Escobar was shot and killed in his hometown by Colombian National Police, a day after his 44th birthday.
+== Early Life ==
+Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was born on December 1<sup>st</sup>, 1949 in Rionegro, Colombia to a poor family; the third child of Abel de Jesus Escobar Echeverri and Hermilda de Los Dolores Gaviria Berrio. His father was a farmer while his mother was a teacher at an elementary school located in the region he grew up.
 == Legacy ==