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Assata Shakur Dies in Havana at 78, Cuban Foreign Ministry Confirms

Her death closes a four-decade standoff over a U.S. fugitive convicted in 1977 who later received asylum in Cuba.

Muere Assata Shakur, la activista estadounidense buscada por el FBI y protegida en Cuba, a los 78 años
Tras vivir en la clandestinidad, Shakur reapareció públicamente en Cuba en 1984, donde el gobierno de Fidel Castro le concedió asilo político. | Crédito: FBI y captura en X
Joanne Chesimard, also known as Assata Shakur, was convicted in 1977 of the 1973 murder of New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster. She escaped from a New Jersey prison in 1979 and has been residing in Cuba.
Chesimard fue condenada en 1977 a cadena perpetua por la muerte de un agente en Nueva Jersey

Overview

  • Cuba's foreign ministry said she died on September 25 in Havana from health problems related to advanced age.
  • Her daughter, Kakuya Shakur, confirmed the death in a social media post.
  • Shakur was convicted in 1977 for her role in a 1973 New Jersey highway shooting that left state trooper Werner Foerster dead.
  • She escaped a New Jersey prison in 1979 and surfaced in Cuba in 1984, where Fidel Castro granted her political asylum.
  • The FBI added her to its Most Wanted Terrorists list in 2013 and, with New Jersey authorities, offered a $2 million reward, as her death reignites debate over her legacy and Cuba's sheltering of U.S. fugitives.