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Cuba Confirms Death of Assata Shakur in Havana

The 1970s-era fugitive lived in Cuba under asylum after a murder conviction followed by a prison escape.

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Sie kämpfte in den USA in einer radikalen schwarzen Untergrundorganisation, wurde wegen Mordes verurteilt und floh nach Kuba - nun ist die Afroamerikanerin Joanne Deborah Byron, bekannt als Assata Shakur, im Alter von 78 Jahren in Havanna gestorben.

Overview

  • Cuba’s Foreign Ministry announced that Assata Shakur, also known as Joanne Deborah Chesimard, died in Havana from health problems associated with advanced age.
  • Her daughter, Kakuya Shakur, posted a confirmation on Facebook, while reports differed on whether she was 78 or 73.
  • Shakur had resided in Cuba since 1984 after Fidel Castro granted her asylum.
  • She was convicted in 1977 for the 1973 killing of a New Jersey police officer, though she consistently denied firing the fatal shot.
  • After escaping prison in 1979, she was later named the first woman on the FBI’s most-wanted terrorist list in 2013, with a reward of up to $1 million and recurring U.S. calls for her extradition.