Colin Powell dies aged 84 - First black US Secretary of State

COLIN Powell, the first black US Secretary of State, has died at 84 from Covid-19 complications. The Powell family announced his death on Monday in a Facebook post. "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," Powell's family wrote. "We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great American," the family said, noting he was fully vaccinated. The Powell family confirmed the former US secretary of state passed away at Walter Reed National Medical Center, where he was receiving treatment. Before Barack Obama was elected president, Powell and his successor, Condoleezza Rice, were the highest-ranking African Americans in the history of the federal executive branch. The retired four-star general became the first Black national security adviser during the end of Ronald Reagan's presidency, He was also the youngest and first African American chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President George H.W. Bush. Continue reading Colin Powell dead at 84: First black US Secretary of State passes away after Covid complications https://www.the-sun.com/news/3878738/colin-powell-dead-first-black-us-secretary-of-state/ The Sun newspaper brings you the latest breaking news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world Become a Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the first to know Read The Sun: http://www.thesun.co.uk Like The Sun on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesun/ Follow The Sun on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSun Subscribe to The Sun on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/The_Sun/1633225139 #ColinPowell #USPolitics