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Colin Powell, U.S. soldier and diplomat, dies of COVID-19 complications

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FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Secretary of State Powell salutes the audience as he takes the stage at the Washington Ideas Forum in Washington
FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell salutes the audience as he takes the stage at the Washington Ideas Forum in Washington, September 30, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

By Will Dunham and Arshad Mohammed

Colin Powell, the first Black U.S. secretary of state, top military officer and national security adviser, died on Monday at the age of 84 due to complications from COVID-19. He was fully vaccinated, his family said in a statement on Facebook.

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