Ex-US vice president Dick Cheney dies at 84

Former United States Vice-President, Dick Cheney, has died at the age of 84.

As reported by BBC and other reputable agencies on Tuesday, Cheney, who served under Republican President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009, died on Monday night from complications of pneumonia as well as cardiac and vascular disease, according to a statement from his family.

“Richard B. Cheney, the 46th Vice President of the United States, died last night, November 3, 2025. He was 84 years old.

“His beloved wife of 61 years, Lynne, his daughters, Liz and Mary, and other family members were with him as he passed,” the family said in a statement.

The statement added that Cheney “died due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease,” describing him as “a great and good man who taught his children and grandchildren to love our country, and to live lives of courage, honour, love, kindness, and fly fishing.”

“We are grateful beyond measure for all Dick Cheney did for our country. And we are blessed beyond measure to have loved and been loved by this noble giant of a man,” the family added.

Born in 1941, Cheney served as President Gerald Ford’s White House Chief of Staff in the 1970s before spending a decade in the House of Representatives. He later became Secretary of Defence under President George H.W. Bush, overseeing the Gulf War in 1991.

As vice-president, Cheney was a key architect of the “war on terror” following the September 11 attacks and one of the earliest advocates of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

In later years, Cheney became one of the most vocal Republican critics of President Donald Trump. Two months before the 2024 U.S. presidential election, he announced his support for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.