Mário Neves (1912–1993) was a Portuguese journalist, born in

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He worked for 42 years as a journalist for Portuguese newspapers such as '' O Século'' and ''

Diário de Lisboa The ''Diário de Lisboa'' was a daily evening newspaper published in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon between 1921 and 1990. History The newspaper was founded on 7 April 1921 by Joaquim Manso, who ran it until he died in 1956. He was succeeded b ...

'', 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 The Carnation Revolution (), code-named Operation Historic Turn (), also known as the 25 April (), was a military coup by military officers that overthrew the Estado Novo government on 25 April 1974 in Portugal. The coup produced major socia ...

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.NEVES, Mario. ''La matanza de Badajoz.'' Junta de Extremadura, 2007, Mérida. In 1936 he covered the

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for the ''Diário de Lisboa''. Together with Daniel Berthet and Marcel Dany, he entered

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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.Thomas, Hugh. ''The Spanish Civil War.'' Penguin Books. London. 2003. p.361 Neves's chronicle was the first about the massacre of Badajoz. Neves died in 1993.

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