Former United States Secretary of State, Colin Powell, has died of Covid-19 complications at 84.

His death was announced by his family on Monday.

Powell was a former top military officer who rose to become the first African-American secretary of state in 2001 under Republican George W Bush.

WuzupNigeria brings 12 vital details you ought to know about the late secretary of State.

1. Colin Luther Powell was born in New York City on April 5, 1937.

2. Powell was raised in the South Bronx and attended the now closed Morris High School, from which he graduated in 1954

3. He was an African-American politician, diplomat and four-star general who served as the 65th United States Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005.

4. He was the first African-American US Secretary of State.

5. He served as the 16th United States National Security Advisor from 1987 to 1989 and as the 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 to 1993.