Several political figures are set to attend the funeral of former Vice President Dick Cheney in the nation's capital this week.

The longtime force in Republican politics died of complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease at the age of 84 on Nov. 3, his family said. Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1941, the former vice president grew up in Wyoming, where he served as a lawmaker and later retired.

Cheney served as vice president under George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009 and is considered one of the most powerful and controversial men to hold the role , in large part due to his role in leading the push to invade Iraq in 2003 and his views on presidential power .

The funeral will take place at the Washington National Cathedral at 11 a.m. ET on Thursday, Nov. 20.

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