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Gergely Kolba Gergely Kolba · 09/07/2020
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The story of the bloody Budapest assassination ordered by Pablo Escobar

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The Netflix series Narcos, which I have been watching lately and which I recommend to everyone, tells the story of the drug lord, Pablo Escober. He was the main cocaine export leader of the world until the day authorities killed him, and his reign ended. While I was watching the series, I started to wonder whether the Escobar story has some connection to Hungary, and as I did some research, I found out it has.

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Enrique Parejo González (born in 1930) is a former justice minister in Colombia. As a prominent presidential candidate, González was a leading political figure following the 1970s and also the target of an assassination attempt in Hungary while serving as the Colombian ambassador there. It was believed that drug cartels were responsible, in particular Pablo Escobar. Parejo arrived in Hungary with his family at the beginning of August 1986, to protect himself from the threats of Colombian drug traffickers, which were motivated by his opposition to money laundering and drug trafficking. He made his support of the Extradition Treaty public from when he became Minister of Justice, replacing Rodrigo Lara Bonilla, who was assassinated by hitmen of the Medellín Cartel. Together with President Belisario Betancur, he authorised the extradition to the United States of some politicians and managers of sports clubs.

Enrique Parejo González, Colombia, Hungary

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On January 13, 1987, the Columbian politician decided to take public transportation instead of driving a car to work as it was snowing heavily. His residency was located in the district of Rózsadomb, Buda, and at the moment he stepped out of his house a man wearing a ski mask appeared and asked him whether he is González.

The politician answered with a yes when suddenly the man shot him several times. The 57-year-old politician collapsed covered in blood but did not die.

His secretary found him and informed the police and ambulance who took González into the hospital at Fiumei Road. He was undertaken to a three-hour-long surgery and recovered enough after one week to continue his treatment abroad as he wished. González frequently expressed his concerns about corruption and clientelism. These opinions made him a target for Colombian drug traffickers and resulted in him leaving the country immediately.

33 years after the assassination, González has been nominated for Columbian presidency twice and currently lives in Columbia. He is 90 years old. 


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He never avoided challenges – he brought his restless, adventurous spirit and toughness from Hungary. He made photo-history with his war reportage on the Spanish Civil War, World War II, China, and Vietnam. His stories and his slogan – “if your photographs aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough” – made him a legendary person. But he made a mistake in Thái Bình. He went too close. This is the story of the most famous Hungarian photographer, Robert Capa.

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