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Jun 17, 2024 · Colin Powell (born April 5, 1937, New York, New York, U.S.—died October 18, 2021, Bethesda, Maryland) was a U.S. general and statesman. He was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989–93) and secretary of state (2001–05), the first African American to hold either position.
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Tommy Franks (born June 17, 1945, Wynnewood, Okla., U.S.) is...
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5 days ago · Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape American foreign policy in the last years of the 20th century and the...
6 days ago · Like many children of immigrants, Colin Powell saw the United States as a land of infinite opportunity. As a Black man who battled racism and prejudice at every step on his extraordinary journey, he was well of the obstacles to that opportunity.
1 day ago · President George W. Bush reacted to Rumsfeld's suggestion, "Wait a minute, I didn't hear a word said about him (Saddam Hussein) being responsible for the attack" and the idea was initially rejected at the behest of Secretary of State Colin Powell, but, according to Kampfner, "Undeterred Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz held secret meetings ...
Jun 20, 2024 · Published: June 20, 2024 by Liam Frady. Colin Powell led an interesting life, with a varied military career and time in American politics. You don’t spend that much time in the field and in offices without a fair amount of wit and brevity about you.
3 days ago · Lieutenant-General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB, KStJ, DL (/ ˈ b eɪ d ən ˈ p oʊ əl / BAY-dən POH-əl; 22 February 1857 – 8 January 1941) was a British Army officer, writer, founder and first Chief Scout of the world-wide Scout Movement, and founder, with his sister Agnes ...
Jun 20, 2024 · Powell was a distinguished and trailblazing professional soldier whose career took him from combat duty in Vietnam to becoming the first Black national security adviser during the end of Ronald...
