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Sketches Of Hostages History Show Background Of Oil Chiefs
Thumbnail sketches profile eight OPEC delegates and oil ministers taken hostage in Vienna. Subjects include Saudi Arabia’s Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Iran’s Jamsheed Amouzegar, Algeria’s Bel aid Abdessalem, Venezuela’s Valentin Hernandez Acosta, Indonesia’s H Ibnu Sutowo, Libya’s Ezzedin Mabruk, Iraq’s Tayeh Abdu Karim, and Nigeria’s Mofia Tonjo Akobo, detailing education, positions, and views on oil pricing and policy.
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Vienna
Austria
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Saudi Arabia
New York University
Harvard
United States