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April 27, 1996 (76 years old)
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Capricorn
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William Colby
William Egan Colby is a US intelligence officer, serving as chief intelligence officer from September 1973 to January 1976. During World War II, Colby served at the Office of Strategic Services. After the war, he joined the newly formed Central Intelligence Agency. Before and during the Vietnam War, Colby served as head station in Saigon, head of the CIA's Far East division, in charge of civil service and rural development efforts, as well as overseeing the Phoenix program. After Vietnam, Colby became director of the Central Intelligence Agency and during his tenure, under heavy pressure from the National Assembly and the media, adopted a relatively open policy of US intelligence activities. with the Church Senate Committee and the House Pike Committee. Colby was DCI under President Richard Nixon and President Gerald Ford until January 30, 1976; he was succeeded to the CIA by George H. W. Bush.
BornWilliam Egan Colby, January 4, 1920, St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedApril 27, 1996, Rock Point, Maryland, U.S.
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
Spouse(s)Barbara Heinzen, Sally Shelton
Children5
EducationPrinceton University, Columbia University
PresidentRichard Nixon, Gerald Ford
DeputyVernon A. Walters
Preceded byVernon A. Walters
Succeeded byGeorge H. W. Bush

About William Colby

Politician William Colby was born on January 4, 1920 in Minnesota, United States (He dies at the age of 76, on April 27, 1996).

From 1973 to 1976, he was the Director of the CIA, and he oversaw a clandestine political operation in Rome against communist parties. He served in both the Nixon and Ford administrations before being succeeded by George H.W. Bush, the future President of the United States.

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William Colby before becoming famous

William Colby was born in the Zodiac sign Capricorn (The Sea-Goat), and 1920 is also the year of Monkey (猴) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He went to Princeton University before attending Columbia Law School and graduating with a law degree.

Achievement of William Colby

During the Vietnam War, he was the Chief of the CIA's Far East Division and was known as the'media-friendly CIA director.'.

William Colby's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Barbara Heinzen and later Sally Shelton-Colby were his wives. With Barbara Heinzen, he has five children.

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Because of his candor with President US President Gerald R. Ford and his advisers, he was replaced.

Gerald Ford (1913 - 2006) (US President)
Gerald Ford (1913 - 2006)

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William Colby Income & Net worth

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