John Rettie

Cartmell John Alexander Rettie (24 November 1925, Colombo, Ceylon - 11 January 2009), known as John Rettie was a British newspaper journalist and broadcaster. While working for Reuters in the Soviet capital, Moscow, in 1956, he brought back details of Nikita Khrushchev's Secret Speech to the Kremlin denouncing the crimes of Stalin.[1] In his near 50-year career he reported for The Guardian, Reuters, and the BBC World Service, covering some of the most critical events of the Cold War from the Soviet Union and Latin America.[2]

Cartmell John Alexander Rettie
Born(1925-11-24)24 November 1925
Columbo, Ceylon
Died11 January 2009(2009-01-11) (aged 83)
Friarage Hospital, Northallerton, North Yorkshire
OccupationJournalist, Broadcaster, Newspaper reporter

In 1964 he stood as the Liberal candidate for Middlesbrough West in the UK General Election.[2]

References
  1. The secret speech that changed world history
  2. Gott, Richard (20 January 2009). "Obituary for John Rettie Foreign correspondent who broke the news of Khrushchev's speech denouncing Stalin". London: Guardian Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 20 January 2009.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.