John Rettie

Cartmell John Alexander Rettie
Born (1929-11-24)24 November 1929
Columbo, Ceylon
Died 10 January 2009(2009-01-10) (aged 83)
Friarage Hospital, Northallerton, North Yorkshire
Occupation Journalist, Broadcaster, Newspaper reporter

Cartmell John Alexander Rettie (born November 24, 1925 in Colombo, Ceylon), 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]

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

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