Colin Powell has died of COVID-19 complications, family says

“We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father and grandfather and a great American,” the family said.

By AP | Updated: Oct 19, 2021, 10.38 AM IST

Colin Powell, who shaped US National Security, dies at 84; remembered as patriot and statesman

Colin Powell, former Joint Chiefs chairman and secretary of state, has died from COVID-19 complications, his family said Monday.

In an announcement on social media, the family said Powell had been fully vaccinated.

“We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father and grandfather and a great American,” the family said.

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