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- ↑ Country Signs Defence Pact With Liberia allAfrica.com, 24 August 2007
- ↑ "Liberian Observer". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2009-05-22.. New Acting President Pro Tempore Elected - Liberian Observer - August 20, 2008
- ↑ A Profile of Members of the 52nd Legislature of Liberia European Commission to Liberia
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