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- Birth nameJoseph Maxwell Cleland
- Max Cleland was born on August 24, 1942 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He died on November 9, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
- He lost both legs and part of one arm while serving as a U.S. Army captain in Vietnam.
- Georgia Secretary of State (1982-1996).
- U.S. Senator from Georgia, 7 January 1997 - 3 January 2003. Unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 2002.
- He studied history at Stetson University in Florida, where he was in ROTC and received a bachelor's degree. He earned a master's degree in history from Emory University after having already deployed to Vietnam.
- He grew up in Lithonia, Georgia.
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