José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha
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José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha was a notorious Colombian drug lord and key leader of the Medellín Cartel during the 1980s.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drug lord
ⓘ
human ⓘ member of criminal organization ⓘ |
| activityPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| alias | El Mexicano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Carlos Lehder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jorge Luis Ochoa Vásquez NERFINISHED ⓘ Pablo Escobar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criminalOrganization | Medellín Cartel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1947-05-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1989-12-15 ⓘ |
| era | Colombian conflict and drug war in the 1980s ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mestizo Colombian ⓘ |
| familyOrigin | humble rural background in Cundinamarca ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
narcotics trafficking
ⓘ
organized crime ⓘ |
| fullName | José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
building private armies to protect drug routes
ⓘ
extreme violence in drug war in Colombia ⓘ financing paramilitary groups ⓘ ordering assassinations of judges and officials ⓘ |
| legalStatus | fugitive at time of death ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed by law enforcement ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | preference for Mexican culture and style ⓘ |
| notableCrime |
cocaine smuggling
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money laundering ⓘ murder ⓘ terrorist bombings in Colombia ⓘ |
| notableEvent | killed in a police operation in 1989 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale cocaine trafficking to the United States
ⓘ
leadership role in the Medellín Cartel ⓘ |
| occupation |
crime boss
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drug trafficker ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Colombia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| placeOfBirth | Pacho, Cundinamarca, Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Tolú, Sucre, Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| roleInOrganization | key leader of the Medellín Cartel ⓘ |
| targetOf |
Colombian National Police
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Drug Enforcement Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wealthStatus | one of the richest drug traffickers of his time ⓘ |
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