New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- Assata Shakur, a former Black Liberation Army member and Black Panther, passed away at the age of 78 years on Thursday, 25 September 2025, in Cuba after she fled following her 1973 conviction for the murder of a New Jersey state trooper.

Deborah Byron, a US citizen also known as 'Assata Shakur,' died at the age of 78 due to health complications related to her old age.

"On September 25, 2025, American citizen Joanne Deborah Byron, 'Assata Shakur,' passed away in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age," said the Cuban Foreign Ministry in its post on X.

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