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Hydrocarbons Law

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

2Records
1922–1943Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1922

Juan Vicente Gomez1922

Caracas · Government / Government of Venezuela

The government enacted a hydrocarbons law regulating concessions, taxation, and the expanding petroleum industry.

1943

Isaias Medina Angarita13 March 1943

Caracas · Government / Government of Venezuela

The Hydrocarbons Law unified petroleum rules and increased the state's share of industry revenues.

Names involved

Isaias Medina AngaritaJuan Vicente Gomez

Provenance

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