Assata Shakur, fugitive Black liberation activist, dies in Cuba aged 78
- Posted on September 26, 2025
- By Le Monde
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Assata Shakur, fugitive Black liberation activist, dies in Cuba aged 78
A member of the Black Panther Party, Shakur escaped from a US prison in 1979, where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a police officer. She was given political asylum in Cuba.
