Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, 84, has died, his family announced. He passed away on November 3, 2025, surrounded by his wife Lynne, his daughters Liz and Mary, and other loved ones. The cause of death was complications from pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.
Cheney’s life was marked by resilience and controversy: a longtime conservative powerhouse, he survived multiple heart attacks, underwent a heart transplant in 2012, and narrowly avoided a suicide bombing in Afghanistan in 2007. His shooting of a hunting companion in 2006 remains one of the most peculiar chapters of his career.
From Congressional whip to Secretary of Defense to Vice President under George W. Bush, Cheney shaped U.S. foreign policy, especially the 2003 Iraq invasion. His legacy is formidable, complex, and deeply woven into modern American history.
