

Machiavelli, however, actually wrote: “Sometimes it has been of great moment while the fight is going on, to disseminate words that pronounce the enemies’ captain to be dead, or to have been conquered by another part of the army.

Tupac was a known admirer of Machiavelli’s treatise The Art of War, which some have misconstrued as advocating for faking one’s death in order to manipulate an enemy. Tupac has also allegedly been spotted elsewhere in the world, including Sweden, Somalia, and even in the US including in New York City, New Jersey and Boston.Ĭonspiracy theorists have sought to rationalize their belief Tupac faked his death by pointing to Shakur’s admiration for political philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli. Other far-flung rumours have emerged that Tupac was seen partying in Cuba with Rihanna.ĭeath Row Records founder Suge Knight, who has long been linked to the murder of the Notorious B.I.G and was with Tupac on the night he was shot, said in 2017 the rapper is alive and “somewhere smoking a Cuban cigar.” It’s claimed he was secretly smuggled into the country to save his life after he learned a hit had been taken out against him. Like his aunt, conspiracy theorists claim Tupac was granted refuge by Castro. In a 2018 video shot by CharlieBoyTV, one local said they had seen the rapper “around Old Havana.” She was granted asylum to the country by Fidel Castro.Ī number of Cuban locals have, in recent years, claimed to have spotted Tupac on the island. It’s believed Assata has been living in Cuba since 1984, where the FBI believes she has links to international terrorist organizations. She was a member of the Black Liberation Army and shot Foerster in the head after she was pulled over by the state trooper and his partner for having a broken tail light. A YouTube account claimed this photo is an older Tupac, now living in Cuba APĬonspiracy theorists believe Tupac chose to flee to Cuba because it’s where his aunt, Assata Shakur resides Getty – ContributorĪ picture of the BMW Shakur was shot dead in is seen above Michael added: “Then my brother helped him get to Cuba from there.” FUGITIVE AUNTĬonspiracy theorists believe Tupac chose to flee to Cuba because it’s where his aunt, Assata Shakur, resides.Īssata, the first woman to be included on the FBI’s most-wanted list, has been on the run from authorities for nearly four decades after she shot and killed US policeman Werner Foerster in 1973, but later escaped from prison. If he was dead, they’d be arresting those dudes for murder. He told TMZ: “Why you think nobody been arrested if they said they the one that killed Tupac? The lack of closure in the high-profile case has permitted a wealth of wild conspiracy theories to spread, including enduring claims Tupac actually survived the shooting but faked his death.Ī former bodyguard, Michael Nice, poured fuel on the theories in 2018 when he sensationally claimed Tupac is still alive and that he helped the rapper flee to Cuba. Two hours before the shooting, Shakur got into a scuffle with gang member Orlando Anderson in the lobby of the MGM.Īnderson was one of the main suspects in Shakur’s killing before he died in a gang shootout in 1998. 40 caliber bullets: two in the chest, one in the thigh, one in the arm.

Tupac died on September 13, 1996, six days after he was shot along the Las Vegas strip APĬonspiracy theorists have claimed Tupac is actually alive and living with his fugitive aunt in Cuba

The Hit Em Up rapper died in a Las Vegas hospital on September 13, 1996, six days after he was shot while riding in a car along the strip after watching Mike Tyson fight at the MGM Grand.
