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- 1 2 "Note biographique de Edgard Leblanc Fils". OPL Haiti (in French). Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ↑ "3 candidats en compétition pour le poste de Président Provisoire". Haiti Libre (in French). 13 February 2016.
- ↑ "Jocelerme Privert, Président provisoire d'Haïti". Haiti Libre (in French). 14 February 2016.
- ↑ "6 candidats au poste de Premier ministre". Haiti Libre (in French). 19 February 2016.
- ↑ "1er Ministre : Privert penche pour l`économiste Fritz Jean". Rezo Nodwes (in French). 25 February 2016.
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