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Assata Shakur: From Prison Escape to FBI Most Wanted Terrorist – What We Know

Assata Shakur’s path from Black Panther activist to the first woman on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists list spans a 1973 shootout, a life‑sentence conviction, a daring 1979 prison break, and decades of exile in Cuba. The FBI kept her on the list for over a decade, offering a $2 million reward, until Cuban officials announced her death in September 2025.