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Assata Shakur, Fugitive Black Liberation Army Leader, Dies at 78 in Cuba

Sep, 27 2025

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Assata Shakur, Fugitive Black Liberation Army Leader, Dies at 78 in Cuba

Long‑time fugitive Assata Shakur, convicted of murdering New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster in 1973, died in Havana at 78. The former Black Liberation Army member escaped prison in 1979, lived under Cuban asylum for over four decades, and remained on the FBI’s Most Wanted list despite a $1 million bounty. New Jersey officials lament her death without facing full accountability.

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Assata Shakur, Fugitive Black Liberation Army Leader, Dies at 78 in Cuba

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Assata Shakur, Fugitive Black Liberation Army Leader, Dies at 78 in Cuba

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