Pratt's body was cremated and scattered somewhere in Tanzania.[citation needed]
Nationality
American
Citizenship
Tanzania
Education
UCLA, Sumpter Williams High School (Morgan City, Louisiana)
Occupation
Deputy Minister of Defense of the Southern California Chapter of the Black Panther Party
Known for
Overturned murder conviction
Political party
Black Panther Party
Movement
Black Power Movement
Criminal charge
Murder
Criminal penalty
27 years in prison
Criminal status
Released (conviction vacated)
Military Career
Allegiance
United States of America
Service/branch
United States Army
Rank
Sergeant
Battles/wars
Vietnam War
Awards
Silver Star Bronze Star (2) Purple Heart (2)
Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt (September 13, 1947 – June 2, 2011), also known as Geronimo Ji-Jaga and Geronimo Ji-Jaga Pratt, was a decorated military veteran and a high-ranking member of the Black Panther Party in the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Born in Louisiana, he served two tours in Vietnam, receiving several decorations. He moved to Los Angeles, where he studied at UCLA under the GI Bill and joined the Black Panther Party. He was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation targeted Pratt in a COINTELPRO operation in the early 1970s, intended to "neutralize Pratt as an effective BPP functionary."[1] Pratt was tried and convicted in 1972 for the 1968 murder of Caroline Olsen; he served 27 years in prison, eight of which were in solitary confinement. Pratt was freed in 1997 when his conviction was vacated due to the prosecution's having withheld exculpatory evidence that tended to prove his innocence. This decision was upheld on appeal.[2]
He worked as a human rights activist until the time of his death. Pratt was also the godfather of the late rapper Tupac Shakur.[2] He died of a heart attack in Tanzania, on June 3, 2011.[3]
^LA 157-3436, the partially redacted COINTELPRO file on Geronimo Pratt
^ abJigsaw (September 18, 2003). "Geronimo Ji Jaga: Soulja's Story, Pt 1". allhiphop.com. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
^Erica Henry (June 3, 2011). "Former Black Panther Elmer 'Geronimo' Pratt dies, attorney says". CNN. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
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Global Information
Sergeant
Silver Star 
Bronze Star (2)
Purple Heart (2)