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Watch: The Iraq war to a hunting accident, Dick Cheney's defining moments

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  1. 'A great and good man who taught his children and grandchildren to love our country' - Cheney family
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    We can now bring you the family statement announcing Dick Cheney's death:

    "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 former vice president died due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.

    "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.

    "Dick Cheney was 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."

    Liz Cheney, then a Republican congresswoman, with her father in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in August 2022Washington Post / Getty Images

    Liz Cheney, then a Republican congresswoman, with her father in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in August 2022

  2. A White House veteran and central figure in the 'war on terror'

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    Dick Cheney was vice-president to Republican President George W Bush between 2001 and 2009.

    He also served as secretary of defence under George Bush Snr, between 1989 and 1993.

    Before that, Cheney acted as Gerald Ford's White House chief of staff in the 1970s, before spending a decade in the House of Representatives.

    A former businessman, Cheney was chairman of defence firm Halliburton, and in his personal life was an avid hunter – having infamously shot a friend accidentally while hunting.

    He most recently stirred political controversy when he threw his support behind Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris in the 2024 US election.

    Cheney was most prominently known as a central figure in the George W Bush’s "war on terror" following the September 11 attacks in 2001, and an early advocate of the invasion of Iraq.

  3. Dick Cheney dies aged 84
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    Former US Vice-President Dick Cheney has died aged 84, according to a statement from his family.

    Cheney was part of the Republican administration of former president George W Bush.

    He was a central figure in the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the US and allied forces.

    More to follow.