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Saudi Arabia in 1973

Historical records for Saudi Arabia in 1973, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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2Events
2Named people
2Places
1Categories

Historical records

October

17 October 1973Arab Oil EmbargoFaisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Riyadh · Government / Government of Saudi Arabia

Supports restrictions on oil supplies during the October Arab-Israeli war.

17 October 1973Arab Oil EmbargoAhmed Zaki Yamani

Riyadh · Government / Government of Saudi Arabia

Implements Saudi petroleum policy during the 1973 oil embargo.

Other Events

1973Saudi Participation in AramcoFaisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Dhahran · Government / Government of Saudi Arabia

Secures an initial government ownership share in Aramco.

1973Saudi Participation in AramcoAhmed Zaki Yamani

Dhahran · Government / Government of Saudi Arabia

Negotiates increased Saudi participation in the petroleum company.

Names involved

Ahmed Zaki YamaniFaisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Places involved

DhahranRiyadh

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.