Cheney died Monday night at the age of 84 due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular diseases, according to a statement from his family. Cheney is remembered as one of the most powerful vice presidents in American history. He was one of the primary architects of the country’s war on terror after the 9/11 attacks.

Former US Vice-President Dick Cheney, a key architect of George W Bush's "war on terror" and an early advocate of the invasion of Iraq in 2003, has died at the age of 84.

Cheney suffered from cardiovascular disease throughout most of his adult life, surviving a series of heart attacks.