Mário Neves
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Mário Neves was a Portuguese
journalist, born in Lisbon
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He worked for 42 years as a journalist for Portuguese newspapers such as O Século
and Diário de Lisboa, and was the associate director of A Capital between 1972 and 1974. Neves also served as the director of the Portuguese Institute of Oncology. After the Carnation Revolution
he was the Portuguese ambassador in Moscow and the chief of the Portuguese embassies in Mongolia and North Korea.
In 1979 he was appointed Portuguese secretary of state for migration.
In 1936 he covered the Spanish Civil War
for the Diário de Lisboa. Together with Daniel Berthet and Marcel Dany, he entered Badajoz
after the fall of the city in the early morning of 15 August. They were the first foreign correspondents in Badajoz after the battle and they witnessed the mass executions inside the city. Neves's chronicle was the first about the massacre of Badajoz
.
Neves died in 1993.
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Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
journalist, born in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
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He worked for 42 years as a journalist for Portuguese newspapers such as O Século
O Século
O Século was a Portuguese daily newspaper published in Lisbon from 1880 to 1978.It was established by the journalist Sebastião de Magalhães Lima, who had studied Law at the University of Coimbra. O Século was a newspaper of record, and a great rival of the Diário de Notícias....
and Diário de Lisboa, and was the associate director of A Capital between 1972 and 1974. Neves also served as the director of the Portuguese Institute of Oncology. After the Carnation Revolution
Carnation Revolution
The Carnation Revolution , also referred to as the 25 de Abril , was a military coup started on 25 April 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, coupled with an unanticipated and extensive campaign of civil resistance...
he was the Portuguese ambassador in Moscow and the chief of the Portuguese embassies in Mongolia and North Korea.
In 1979 he was appointed Portuguese secretary of state for migration.
In 1936 he covered the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
for the Diário de Lisboa. Together with Daniel Berthet and Marcel Dany, he entered Badajoz
Badajoz
Badajoz is the capital of the Province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain, situated close to the Portuguese border, on the left bank of the river Guadiana, and the Madrid–Lisbon railway. The population in 2007 was 145,257....
after the fall of the city in the early morning of 15 August. They were the first foreign correspondents in Badajoz after the battle and they witnessed the mass executions inside the city. Neves's chronicle was the first about the massacre of Badajoz
Massacre of Badajoz
The massacre of Badajoz occurred in the days after the Battle of Badajoz during the Spanish Civil War. Between 1,341 and 4,000 civilian and military supporters of the Second Spanish Republic, were killed by the Nationalist forces following the seizure of the town of Badajoz on August 14,...
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Neves died in 1993.
External links
http://cvc.cervantes.es/actcult/corresponsales/cronicas/cronica_02.htmLos corresponsales extranjeros en la Guerra Civil Española, Paul PrestonPaul Preston
Paul Preston CBE is a British historian and Hispanist, specialized in Spanish history, in particular the Spanish Civil War, which he has studied for more than 30 years....
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