Assata Shakur, a Black Liberation Army member and fugitive with a $2 million FBI reward on her head, died in Havana at the age of 78 after receiving political asylum from Fidel Castro.
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Assata Shakur, a Black Liberation Army member and fugitive with a $2 million FBI reward on her head, died in Havana at the age of 78 after receiving political asylum from Fidel Castro.