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Assata Shakur, Political Activist Who Sought Asylum in Cuba, Dead at 78

Assata Shakur, a political activist who sought asylum in Cuba following her 1977 conviction in the killing of a state trooper, has died. Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared a statement on Friday, Sept. 26, revealing that Shakur, whose legal name was Joanne Deborah Byron, had died in Havana one day earlier.

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Assata Shakur, wanted Black Liberation Army member, dies at 78 in Cuba

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Assata Shakur, sought by FBI for 1973 murder of New Jersey trooper, dies in Cuba

Political activist Assata Shakur confirmed dead at 78 by Cuban officials

Assata Olugbala Shakur, born JoAnne Deborah Byron, died on September 25, 2025, per Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Many mourn death of Assata Shakur, exiled Black liberation activist and global symbol of resistance

Assata Shakur, the former Black Panther and Black Liberation Army member who escaped a U.S. prison and lived in exile in Cuba for more than four decades, has died at 78. To some she was a fugitive and ...

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Political activist Assata Shakur confirmed dead at 78 by Cuban officials

Many mourn death of Assata Shakur, exiled Black liberation activist and global symbol of resistance

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