Former US Vice President Dick Cheney is dead.
It was gathered that that Cheney died at the age of 84, according to a statement released by his family and reported by American media outlets on Tuesday.
Cheney, who served as the 46th Vice President of the United States under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009, was a key figure in US politics during a transformative period marked by the September 11 attacks and the subsequent War on Terror.
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