First Black US Secretary of State And Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell Dies Due To Complications From COVID

Powell's family announced his death on Facebook Monday morning. They said he was fully vaccinated against coronavirus

Daily Mail: BREAKING NEWS: Fully-vaccinated former Secretary of State Colin Powell, 84, dies due to complications from COVID

* Colin Powell, the first black secretary of State, died Monday at the age of 84

* His family announced his passing on Facebook and said it was 'due to complications from Covid 19' despite being 'fully vaccinated'

* Powell is also, to this day, the only black man to have served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff – appointed by George H. W. Bush

* Powell is survived by his wife, Alma Powell, and his three children Michael, Linda and Annemarie

Colin Powell, the first black Secretary of State who helped formulate foreign policy under Presidents Clinton and Bush, died Monday morning at the age of 84 of complications from COVID.

The Pentagon powerhouse who served in Vietnam and as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was fully vaccinated when he passed away at Walter Reed Medical Center in Baltimore, according to his family.

Powell is survived by his wife Alma and three children, Michael, Linda and Annemarie, and has a celebrated career that saw him rise up the military ranks after growing up in a Jamaican immigrant family in Harlem.

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Colin Powell: Former US secretary of state dies of Covid complications -- BBC

Colin Powell, former US secretary of state, dies at 84 of Covid complications -- The Guardian

Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell dies -- DW

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell dies at 84 of COVID-19 complications -- UPI

Colin Powell, 84, dies of COVID-19 complications, family says -- Military Times