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- NAME: Colin Powell
- OCCUPATION: Military Leader, Diplomat
- BIRTH DATE: April 05, 1937 (Age: 76)
- EDUCATION: Morris High School, City College of New York, George Washington University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, New York
- ZODIAC SIGN: Aries
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Colin Powell was the first African American appointed as the U.S. Secretary of State, and the first, and so far the only, to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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