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Dick Cheney, one of the most influential political figures of the last several decades and the 46th United States Vice President of the United Stated under President George W. Bush, has passed away at the age of 84.

The news was broken on Tuesday morning by the Republican’s loved ones.

“For decades, Dick Cheney served our nation, including as White House Chief of Staff, Wyoming’s Congressman, Secretary of Defense, and Vice President of the United States,” the Cheney family said in a statement.

According to Sky News, Cheney was surrounded by many of these same family members — including wife Lynne and daughters Liz and Mary — when he died.

Cheney reportedly died due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.

“Dick Cheney was a great and

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