Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84.

Dick Cheney was to many the embodiment of the unpopular and bloody war Iraq war. But his late-in-life anti-Trumpism changed his image for some of his longtime critics.

Dick Cheney left office as US vice president reviled by many as the man behind the Iraq war, and the lies that led to it, and as one of the architects of a programme of torture that robbed America of its moral authority.

The U.S. military has begun reducing its mission in Iraq under an agreement made with Iraqi officials last year.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s notable career moments included the global war on terror, endorsing same-sex marriage and backing the Iraq war.

Here are some of the key moments that shaped Dick Cheney's legacy from 9/11 through the Trump era.