Biography
Assata Olugbala Shakur, born JoAnne Deborah Byron, sometimes referred to by her married surname Chesimard, is a former member of the Black Liberation Army, who was convicted, under New Jersey's "aiding and abetting" statute, of the first-degree murder of State Trooper Werner Foerster during a shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike in 1973. On November 2, 1979, she escaped from prison, and in 1984, she surfaced in Cuba, where she was granted political asylum.
Filmography
all 5
Movies 5
self 4
Self (archive footage)
13th (2016)
Movie
8
Self (archive footage)
Assata aka Joanne Chesimard (2008)
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Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1947-07-16 (77 years old)
Birth Name
JoAnne Deborah Byron
Birth Place
Jamaica, United States
Siblings
Mutulu Shakur
Relatives
Tupac Shakur
Citizenships
United States of America
Also Known As
Joanne Chesimard
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