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.
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Colin Luther Powell was born in New York City on April 5, 1937.
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Powell was raised in the South Bronx and attended the now closed Morris High School, from which he graduated in 1954
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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.
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He was the first African-American US Secretary of State.
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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.
