United States Fugitive Assata Shakur Dies In Cuba At Age 78
September 29, 2025
3:49 am
United States Black Liberation Army member, Assata Shakur who lived in exile for decades after the 1973 Police killing conviction, have died in Cuba at the age of 78.
Assata Shakur, a prominent figure in the Black Liberation Army and one of the most wanted fugitives in the United States, has died in Cuba at the age of 78, Cuban authorities confirmed on Friday.
The Cuban foreign ministry said Shakur — born on July 16, 1947 in New York City, as Joanne Deborah Byron and also known as JoAnne Chesimard — passed away on September 25 in Havana due to …
