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'''General Colin Luther Powell''', United States Army (Ret.) (born April 5, 1937) was the 65th [[United States]] [[Secretary of State]] (2001-05) under President [[George W. Bush]] and a liberal member of the [[Republican]] Party. As a General in the [[United States Army]], Powell also served as [[National Security Advisor]] (1987–1989) and as Chairman of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]] (1989–1993). He became the highest ranking African American government official in the history of the United States.  
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'''General Colin Luther Powell''', United States Army (Ret.) (born April 5, 1937) was the 65th [[United States]] [[Secretary of State]] (2001-05) under President [[George W. Bush]] and a liberal member of the [[Republican]] Party. As a General in the [[United States Army]], Powell also served as [[National Security Advisor]] (1987–1989) and as Chairman of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]] (1989–1993).  
    
==Military career==  
 
==Military career==  
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