Colin Powell, A pioneering military leader who became the United States’ first black secretary of state, died October 18 at the age of 84. Powell died of complications from Covid-19, his family said. know on Facebook, noting that he is fully vaccinated. Peggy Cifrino, Powell’s longtime chief of staff, confirmed to CNN that Powell has multiple myeloma, a type of plasma cell cancer that suppresses the body’s immune response, as well as Parkinson’s disease.
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