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Nationalization of Gulf Oil

Bolivia · Government / Government of Bolivia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1969Date range
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1Places

Chronological records

1969

Alfredo Ovando Candia1969

La Paz · Government / Government of Bolivia

Ovando becomes president and nationalises the Bolivian Gulf Oil Company's holdings.

Names involved

Alfredo Ovando Candia

Provenance

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