Colin Powell funeral: Presidents, dignitaries pay respects at Washington National Cathedral | FULL

Описание: The funeral for former U.S. Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell was held Friday afternoon at the Washington National Cathedral.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden attended along with former presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Former secretary of states Hillary Clinton and Madeleine Albright also attended.

Powell’s family said the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff died due to complications from COVID-19.

Powell, who was the first Black secretary of state, was a mainstay in American politics for decades, and was named to senior posts by three Republican presidents and reached the top of the U.S. military during his career.

Powell served as U.S. national security adviser under then-president Ronald Reagan from 1987 to 1989. A four-star general, he chaired the Joint Chiefs of Staff under then-president George H.W. Bush during the 1991 Gulf War that saw U.S.-led forces expel Iraqi troops from neighbouring Kuwait.

A moderate Republican, Powell did consider a bid to become the first Black president in 1996, but his wife Alma’s worries about his safety steered him away. In 2008, he broke with his party to endorse Democrat Barack Obama, who became the first Black president in U.S. history.

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