The fighting in Colombia started in 1970. People wanted money and the quickest way was to sell drugs. One major leader who started the drugs was Pablo Escobar. Of course its illegal so the goverment wanted to stop it. They started trying to take the drugs away.thats when the fighting started. Then the guerrillas formed to fight the goverment.
Columbia 1970-2002
Colombia: War On Drugs
The fighting in Colombia started in 1970. People wanted money and the quickest way was to sell drugs. One major leader who started the drugs was Pablo Escobar. Of course its illegal so the goverment wanted to stop it. They started trying to take the drugs away.thats when the fighting started. Then the guerrillas formed to fight the goverment.