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- ↑ "Käbi ei kuku...Riho ja Hendrik Johannes Terras". Vikerraadio (in Estonian). 5 November 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ↑ "Hendrik Johannes Terras". Eesti 200 (in Estonian). 2022-06-06. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ↑ "Eesti 200 esimeheks kandideerib ka Hendrik Johannes Terras". postimees.ee. 2022-09-15.
- ↑ ERR (2022-10-15). "Eesti 200 valis esimeheks Lauri Hussari". ERR (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ↑ "Noor Eesti 200 valis uue juhi ja juhatuse". Eesti 200 (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-10-11.