Former US Vice President Dick Cheney Dies

(Patria) - Former US Vice President Dick Cheney has died at the age of 84, his family announced.

Cheney was considered the most powerful modern US Vice President and the chief architect of the "war on terror," which drew the US into the unfortunate war in Iraq based on false pretenses.

He was the 46th Vice President, serving alongside Republican President George W. Bush for two terms between 2001 and 2009.

However, in his later years, Cheney was largely ostracized from his party due to intense criticism of President Donald Trump, whom he called a "coward" and the greatest threat. In the last US election, he cast his vote for Kamala Harris.

Cheney suffered from cardiovascular disease for most of his life, survived a series of heart attacks, and had a heart transplant in 2012.