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Colin Powell dies from Covid-19 complications

Monday 18 October 2021 at 12:40

Colin Powell dies from Covid-19 complications
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Colin Powell, former joint chiefs chairman and secretary of state, has died from Covid-19 complications, his family said on 18 October. He was 84.

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