Overview

• Cuba’s foreign ministry said Shakur died in Havana on September 25 from health issues related to her age.
• She was convicted in 1977 in connection with a 1973 New Jersey turnpike shootout that left a police officer dead, escaped prison in 1979, and reappeared in Cuba in 1984 after receiving asylum.
• In 2013 the FBI added her to its Most Wanted Terrorists list as the first woman on the roster and offered a reward for information on her whereabouts.
• Successive U.S. administrations sought her extradition without success as Cuban authorities refused to negotiate her surrender.
• Her legacy remains fiercely debated, with supporters calling her prosecution unjust while U.S. officials, including Marco Rubio earlier this year, criticized Cuba for sheltering fugitives.