![Former US Secretary Of State Colin Powell Dies Of Covid-19](https://magarticles.magzter.com/articles/21678/771719/616e3622a6783/Colin-Powell.jpg)
WASHINGTON General Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state and top military officer, died yesterday at the age of 84 due to complications from Covid-19.
He was fully vaccinated, his family said in a statement on Facebook.
“We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great American,” his family said.
Gen Powell was one of America’s foremost Black figures for decades.
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