Victor Samuelson

Male, Person

1937 –

48

Who is Victor Samuelson?

Victor E. Samuelson was an Exxon United States oil company refinery manager who was kidnapped by Argentine guerrillas of the Marxist People's Revolutionary Army, also known as Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo in Campana, Buenos Aires province, on December 3, 1973, who threatened to execute him for the "crimes" of multinational corporations. On March 13, 1974, Exxon paid US$14.2 million in $100 bills for his release, and he was released unharmed on April 29.

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1937

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on July 23, 2013

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