Colin Powell, first black US secretary of state, dies at 84 from Covid-19 amid cancer battle | South China Morning Post

Colin Powell, the first black US secretary of state, died from Covid-19 complications amid a cancer battle at the age of 84 on October 18, 2021. The former top diplomat was fully vaccinated, according to his family, but his immune system had been weakened by treatment for multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer.

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