Colin Powell, Former Secretary of State, Dead at 84
Written by SOURCE on October 18, 2021
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Colin Powell, former Secretary of State, is dead at 84.
In a statement shared to Facebook on Monday, the Powell family said the cause of death was complications from COVID-19. Powell, according to the family, was fully vaccinated.
“General Colin L. Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, passed away this morning due to complications from Covid 19,” the family said. “He was fully vaccinated. We want to thank the medical staff at Walter Reed National Medical Center for their caring treatment. We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great American.”
Powell, who spent the bulk of his political career as a Republican, was the first Black Secretary of State. His political career spanned the presidencies of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush. In 2003, Powell pushed for war with Iraq during a since-panned United Nations presentation. The remarks included, among other things, misleading statements and fabrications.
Powell later called the moment a “painful” one for him, describing it as a “blot” on his personal career.
In 2008, Powell endorsed Barack Obama’s ultimately successful presidential campaign. He also endorsed Obama for re-election in 2012.
This story is being updated.
