# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/colin-powell
# Generated: 2026-08-13T06:58:40.915Z

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name: "Colin Powell"
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description: "Colin Luther Powell was an American Army general, diplomat, and statesman who was the 65th United States secretary of state from 2001 to 2005, being the first Black American to hold the office, and was the highest-ranking Black American in the federal executive branch in American history until the election of Barack Obama as president in 2008. Initially politically independent, Powell joined the Republican Party in 1995. He was the 15th national security advisor from 1987 to 1989, and the 12th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 to 1993."
tagline: "American general and diplomat (1937–2021)"
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birthDate: "1937-04-05"
deathDate: "2021-10-18"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump