Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell died of complications from the coronavirus

Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell died of complications from the coronavirus.
 He was the first black head of the State Department.
 On Monday, October 18, the first black U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell died at the age of 84. He was head of the State Department in several Republican administrations and influenced U.S. foreign policy in the last years of the 20th century and the early years of the 21st.
 This was announced by the relatives of the deceased on his Facebook page.
 The cause of Colin Powell's death is cited as complications from Covid-19.
 "General Colin L. Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, died this morning due to complications from COVID -19," his family wrote on social media, noting that the deceased was fully vaccinated.

 Colin Powell was a professional soldier, having fought in the Vietnam War. His popularity as a politician increased especially after the U.S.-led coalition victory in the Gulf War. In the mid-1990s he was considered a contender to become the first black president of the United States.
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