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Influential former US Vice President Dick Cheney dead at 84

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Wed, 5 Nov 2025, 8:37am
Dick Cheney, former U.S. vice president, has passed away at age 84. Photographer: Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Dick Cheney, former U.S. vice president, has passed away at age 84. Photographer: Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Influential former US Vice President Dick Cheney dead at 84

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Publish Date
Wed, 5 Nov 2025, 8:37am

Former US Vice President Dick Cheney has died at the age of 84, from the complications of pneumonia, and cardiac and vascular disease. 

George W Bush says his VP's death is a "loss to the nation". 

Cheney's family say he taught his children and grandchildren fly-fishing, to love their country, and to live lives of courage, honour, love and kindness. 

US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking he was the most powerful vice president in American history, pushing for the war on terror and the invasion of Iraq, among other things. 

Cheney gained the nickname Darth Vader for his role as well as his health, Arnold said, the VP experiencing his first heart attack at 37, with four more following before he got a heart transplant at 71. 

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