Question: Facts: - death place: berkeley , california , united states - death cause: self-inflicted gunshot wound - death date: 15 march 2009 - education: merritt college ; university of california , berkeley - birth date: 20 november 1938 - name: richard aoki - image: richardaoki.jpg - birth place: san leandro , california , united states - occupation: civil the black panther party rights activist most known for his role in Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of richard aoki .
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richard aoki -lrb- or ; november 20 , 1938 -- march 15 , 2009 -rrb- was an american educator and college counselor , best known as a civil rights activist and early member of the black panther party .he joined the early black panther party and was eventually promoted to the position of field marshal .although there were several asian americans in the black panther party , aoki was the only one to have a formal leadership position .