Richard Gott
British journalist · United Kingdom · On the map · Journalists · Lived 1938 to 2025 · aged 87
Richard Willoughby Gott was a British journalist and historian. A Latin America correspondent and features editor for the British newspaper The Guardian, he was known for his radical politics and a connection to Che Guevara.
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Gott resigned from The Guardian in 1994, after senior KGB defector Oleg Gordievsky accused him of having been a Soviet "agent of influence", an accusation that Gott rejected.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1938 to 2025 · aged 87
