Colin Powell, former US secretary of state, dies at 84
20 October
Colin L Powell, who in four decades of public life served as the nation’s top soldier, diplomat and national security adviser, died on Monday at the age of 84.
The first Black US secretary of state died from complications from Covid-19, his family said on Facebook. General Colin L. Powell, former US Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, passed away this morning due to complications from Covid 19, the Powell family wrote on Facebook.