Former Secretary of State Colin Powell has died at the age of 84

WASHINGTON, DC: In this image released on May 28, 2021, Gen. Colin Powell (Ret.) on stage during the Capital Concerts’ “National Memorial Day Concert” in Washington, DC. The National Memorial Day Concert will be broadcast on May 30, 2021. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Capital Concerts)

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell has died from complications of COVID-19 at the age of 84.

Powell’s family says he passed away this morning and that he was fully vaccinated against the virus.

Powell was a four-star general in the Army and was the first African-American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

After retiring from active military duty, he became the first African-American Secretary of State, serving in the George W. Bush administration from 2001 to 2005.

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