Resilience and perseverance in the journey of Colin Powell. A timeline of obstacles and growth.
Colin Powell (1937-2021) was a prominent American statesman and four-star general. He served as the 65th U.S. Secretary of State (2001-2005), the first African American to hold that position. Previously, he was National Security Advisor (1987-1989) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989-1993), the highest-ranking military officer in the U.S. Armed Forces. Powell's career was marked by his involvement in major foreign policy decisions and military operations from the Reagan to the George W. Bush administrations, though his presentation to the UN Security Council in 2003 regarding Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction remains controversial.
In 1963, while on patrol in Vietnam, Colin Powell was wounded after stepping on a punji stake, shortening his first tour.
In 1973, Powell was critical of U.S. foreign policy regarding its support for the Chilean coup d'état that deposed Salvador Allende.
In September 1993, Powell's growing irritation towards Secretary of Defense Leslie Aspin led to his early resignation as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
In October 1993, shortly after Powell's resignation, the Battle of Mogadishu took place. The aim of the operation was to capture Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid, but it ended in disaster.
In April 2001, a United States US EP-3 surveillance aircraft collided with a Chinese Shenyang J-8 jet fighter over the South China Sea. Powell's expression of "very sorry" was accepted as sufficient for the formal apology that China had sought.
In September 2001, during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Powell was in Lima, Peru. Afterward, his role became critical in managing relationships with foreign countries to secure a stable coalition in the War on Terrorism.
In 2003, Intense debate went on behind the scenes regarding what to include in Powell's speech. Claims based on faulty intelligence, such as the yellowcake forgery, were left in the speech. The administration faced criticism for acting on faulty intelligence, particularly that which was single-sourced to the informant known as Curveball.
In 2004, a report concluded that the evidence Powell offered to support the allegation that the Iraqi government possessed weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) was inaccurate.
In September 2005, during an interview, Powell referred to his 2003 UN speech as a "blot" on his record, expressing pain and regret.
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