Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud1 May 1939
Inaugurates the first shipment of Saudi crude oil for export.
Saudi Arabia · Government / Government of Saudi Arabia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Inaugurates the first shipment of Saudi crude oil for export.
Oversees financial policy as Saudi Arabia begins exporting oil.
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