Assata Shakur, a former member of the Black Liberation Army and Black Panther, died at the age of 78 on Thursday, September 25, 2025 in Havana in Cuba after she fled after her conviction for the murder of a state soldier in 1973.
Joanne Deborah Byron, an American citizen also known as “Assata Shakur”, died at the age of 78 due to health complications related to her age.
“September 25, 2025, American citizen Joanne Deborah Byron,” Assata Shakur, “he died in Havana in Cuba due to health conditions and her advanced age,” said the Cuban Foreign Ministry in his post X.
Who was Assata Shakur?
Assata Shakur, who was born as Joanne Chesimard in the United States, was convicted of the killing of a state soldier in New Jersey (police) named Werner Foerster during a shootout on May 2, 1973.
According to USA Today News, she and two others were stopped at New Jersey Turnpike for breaking a motor vehicle. The shooting of that day also killed another fellow Assat Shakur while shot twice by the police.
Reportedly launched fire for state soldiers in New Jersey; One officer was injured and the other was shot and killed, according to the news portal report. Shakur, however, claimed that she had not opened fire and was shot while her hands were over her head.
Assata Shakur was also reportedly a godfather and step -aunt Teta Tupac Shakur, which was murdered in 1996 by shooting.
How did Assata Shakur end up in Cuba?
Later in 1979 Assata Shakur escaped from prison and decided to go to Cuba, where she was provided political asylum.
Assata Shakur was marked on the “most sought -after list” of the New Jersey State Police, and despite their repeated efforts to issue Shakura, efforts were unsuccessful.
She authorized the books, appeared in documents, and mocked attempts to ensure her release during her stay in Cuba since 1979.
Shakur grew up in New York and Wilmington in North Carolina. According to ABC News report, she was involved in political activism at Borough of Manhattan Community College and City College in New York.
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